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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"We have to remember that whoever scores the most points by the end wins."
Digger Phelps College Gameday co-host
FACT OF THE DAY
Source: Big 12 Sports
Kansas State is the fifth school in the Big 12 to host ESPN's College GameDay for college basketball. Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas have all hosted the show.
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: How many times will College GameDay visit a Big 12 school this season?
A: Once. Saturday's meeting in Manhattan between Kansas and Kansas State is the only planned Saturday Primetime game.
Source: Big 12 Sports
SCORES
NCAA Men's Basketball:
No. 8 Gonzaga, Santa Clara, late
No. 12 Purdue 60, No. 16 Wisconsin 57
No. 17 Pittsburgh 54, St. John's 52
No. 20 Mississippi 84, Auburn 74
No. 22 Georgia Tech 79, Wake Forest 58
NCAA Women's Basketball:
No. 2 Stanford 71, Arizona State 48
No. 5 Tennessee 85, Auburn 56
No. 6 Ohio State 81, Minnesota, 58
No. 9 Georgia 66, Mississippi State 74
No. 19 LSU 62, No. 23 Kentucky 71
PGA
Winds reach 40mph at Qatar Masters
DOHA, Qatar — Oliver Wilson of England shot a 5-under 67 Thursday despite gusting wind to share the first-round lead with Bradley Dredge of Wales at the Qatar Masters.
Tied for second were Robert Karlsson, Alexander Noren, Lee Westwood and Marcel Siem.
Wilson had a chance to take the lead on the 18th, where he missed a 5-foot birdie putt.
The wind reached 40 mph early in the day before dying down.
Karlsson had one of the most spectacular shots of the round when he holed an 8-iron from 182 yards for an eagle.
Sergio Garcia was among seven players who were three shots off the lead.
Associated Press
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Virginia Tech beats Virginia in overtime
The Hokies (16-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 62-52 with 3:44 left in regulation before scoring the next 13 points. Sammy Zeglinski made a contested 25-footer for Virginia (12-6, 3-2) as the clock raced toward 0:00 in regulation, tying the game.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Malcolm Delaney scored 27 points and Virginia Tech beat Virginia 76-71 in overtime Thursday night after a desperation 3-pointer forced the OT.
Dorenzo Hudson added 18 points and J.T. Thompson 17 for the Hokies. Thompson scored all but two of his points in the second half and overtime, and also made a key defensive play.
Mike Scott led Virginia with 21 points and Sylvan Landesberg had 18.
MORNING BREW
U.S soccer sees a turnaround
Until a few days ago, things looked pretty bleak for U.S. Soccer.
Associated Press
Defender Oguchi Onyewu, who ruptured his patellar tendon in a World Cup qualifying match against Costa Rica, was rehabbing, hoping to return to club play for AC Milan by March. Getting in true game shape by June's World Cup? Not likely.
MIDFIELDER/FORWARD/
ENIGMA
Clint Dempsey was awaiting results of a scan on his injured knee. His manager was worried he tore his MCL or ACL, which would have ended his chances at returning for the World Cup.
Forward Charlie Davies broke several bones and suffered a lacerated bladder in a one-vehicle accident in Virginia. Davies listened as the U.S. team doctor said he wasn't optimistic about the forward's chances for the World Cup.
Others weren't optimistic he would ever return to competitive soccer.
Three key pieces of America's Team were, to put it nicely, doubtful to represent the country in South Africa.
Suddenly, U.S. Soccer's luck changed. Onyweu now hopes to return to AC Milan by mid-February, though he will need to get in game shape quickly to play any kind of minutes. However, AC Milan's central defense has been playing poor as of late. Managers might
BY CLARK GOBLE
cgoble@kansan.com
My reaction: Well, that's better news than we expected.
use Onyewu to push his defenders to better form
Dempsey's injury? Doesn't even need surgery to fix. He'll be back by May.
My reaction: Hey, at least we've got an explosive goal scorer. We might hang with the big dogs in South Africa.
But then comes news that Davies is not only hoping to come back for June's World Cup, but play for his French club team in April. Four months after breaking bones in each of his legs, getting six surgeries and losing fifteen pounds, Davies hopes to be training again in February.
My reaction: Woah. This team is determined to make waves in this year's World Cup.
I've never had to deal with getting through a major injury, but I know it would be difficult to maintain the determination to rehab day after day. This World Cup means so much to these three players that their determination has
never been in question.
Considering the superb play of Landon Donovan in his short loan for Everton in the Premier League, this team is eager to kick off in South Africa just six months from now.
FRIDAY YOUTURE SESH
They won't go by fast enough.
Through this geekdom, I learned that Clint Dempsey loves to freestyle rap in his free time. Four years ago, Nike noticed.
I'm a bit of a YouTube geek. I have 134 videos on my favorites list. Most are sports related.
Search "Don't Tread on This Clint Dempsey," turn up your speakers and let Clint Dempsey, better known as "Deuce," flow.
- Edited by Kate Larrabee
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
TODAY
Track Jayhawk Classic, all day
SATURDAY
Women's tennis at Drake, 10 a.m.
Women's basketball at Missouri, 5 p.m.
Men's basketball at Kansas State, 6 p.m.
MONDAY
SUNDAY No events scheduled
TUESDAY No events scheduled
No events scheduled
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Jayhawk Sports Talk on KUJH
PGA
7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Robert Allenby, of Australia, reacts to just missing a birdie put on the fifth hole of the south course during the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Thursday, Jan. 28, in San Diego. Allenby shot 67. (AP Photo/Lenny Qiellabi)
Torrey Pines sees complexity
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A glorious day along the Pacific coast ended under a clear sky, even if nothing about the leaderboard will clear up until the weekend. The tournament is played on two courses that couldn't be more different — the North Course is 712 yards shorter than the South Course, which hosted a U.S. Open two years ago.
One of the hottest players in golf,
Allenby made a couple of big par
Scott Piercy had the best score Thursday at Torrey Pines because he made nine birdies. Robert Allenby might have had the best round because he made no bogues.
He had a one-shot lead over Ben Crane, Chris Tidland, Ryuji Imada and Matt Ewart, with Tom Pernice Jr. another shot back after a 66. They all played the North Course, and will have to tackle the big South on Friday.
Adding to the complexity at the Farmers Insurance Open was Phil Mickelson. He was so excited to get his season started that he played with caution, yet one of his best birdies came after he hit his tee shot into the parking lot.
Piercy played the North and watched his scores go south in a round of 8-under 64. He made seven birdies on the front nine and even entertained thoughts of a 59 until a bogey on his 11th hole. He was not the least bit devastated.
That's what made Allenby's round so impressive.
"I shoot 59 every day," Piercy said. "I just have to keep on going, usually."
saves late in his day to protect a bogey-free round of the 67, making him the only player among the top 15 after the opening round to play on the South.
Ryan Palmer, who beat Allenby on the final hole in Honolulu two weeks ago, played in the group behind him and would have joined him with the low score on the South if not for a bogey on the 17th. Even so, Palmer was thrilled with his start, and couldn't help but notice the "NC" — North Course — listed next to all the names on the electronic leaderboard.
"I gauge myself off this golf course." Allenby said. "This is a real golf course. If it wasn't, they wouldn't have had a U.S. Open here. I don't want to say the other course is Mickey Mouse because that would be rude. But it's Mickey Mouse-ish."
"There's definitely a lot of North Course scores," he said. "I'm fortunate to play well on this golf course. I'm happy to get out of there with a round under par."
He felt as though he were leading the tournament, even if he was tied for seventh.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Mickelson played a steady hand in his round of 70.
They had the biggest crowd, even if it never topped more than about 750 people. The cheers for the occasional birdie were not enough to offset the military jets zooming out to the sea from nearby Miramar.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Georgia Tech takes a needed win
ATLANTA — D'Andre Bell led a balanced offense with 16 points. Derrick Favors blocked five shots and No. 22 Georgia Tech pulled away early in the second half Thursday night for a 79-58 rout of Wake Forest.
Coming off a tough loss at Florida State, the Yellow Jackets (15-5, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference)
ripped off a 19-4 run to break open a tight game. As usual in its ACC victories, Georgia Tech did its best work at the defensive end, holding the Demon Deacons (14-5, 4-3) almost 19 points below their scoring average for the season.
Associated Press
Georgia Tech spread the of fense around. Gani Lawal had 14 points and Brian Oliver added 13, while Iman Shumpert and Favors chipped in with 11 each. Favors and Lawal also had nine rebounds
apice, leading the Yellow Jackets to a 43-34 edge on the boards.
The Yellow Jackets wound up shooting 54 percent (29 of 54) to easily win their sixth straight over the Demon Deacons in Atlanta. Georgia Tech needed this one, coming off a final-minute, two-point loss at Florida State last weekend.
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