Pit 1234567890 THE UNIVERSITY OF DAILY KANSAN MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009 SPORTS 6B COLLEGE BASKETBALL VCU upsets Oklahoma. as former coach returns as former coach returns RICHMOND, Va. — Jay Gavin scored 20 points, Larry Sanders 17 and Virginia Commonwealth never trailed in an 82-69 upset of No. 17 Oklahoma Saturday night. The victory spoiled the return of Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel, who used to coach the Rams. Leading by one early on, the Rams (2-1) used a 20-8 spurt to take control of the game. VCU hit six straight 3-pointers during the run, including two by Gavin. Oklahoma cut its deficit to 31-22 with 8:08 left before going without a field goal for just over 6 minutes. The Sooners (1-2) cut the lead to 10 at the half, but could get no closer in the second half. Crocker led the Sooners with 19 points and Tiny Gallon added 15. It marked the first ranked team to play in the Siegel Center, which opened in 1999. CROSS COUNTRY Senior ready to compete at national championships BY SAMANTHA ANDERSON sanderson@kansan.com When senior Lauren Bonds takes the course today at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, she will be the first Kansas women's runner to compete in the event since 1994. Bonds will be going up against the top woman runners in the nation at LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind. Bonds has been one of the top runners on Kansas' team since her freshman year and said that reaching the Championships has always been a goal. "Over the years I've gotten stronger and really just improved a lot," Bonds said. "You just kind of have to figure out what exactly it takes to be able to make it to Nationals." Now that she's at Nationals, Bonds said she has a new goal. "Now that I overcome the first step I really just want to focus WHERE: LaVem Gibson Course, Terre Haute, Ind. WHEN: 11:58 a.m. WATCH: Versus, Sunflower channel 38 WOMEN'S 6K RACE on earning All-American honors"; Bonds said. To do that, she will have to place in the top 40 of 200 runners at the event. "I think she's capable of doing that if she executes her race like she's done all year," coach Stanley Redwine said. At this point in the season, Redwine said, most of the runners are in top physical shape. He said the race was usually much more of a mental game. "She is very competitive and she's really mentally tough," Redwine said, "and I think she's going to be able to achieve." Bonds said she was just trying to keep her head clear and not let the nerves of such a large-scale event get to her. "I'm definitely just treating it as another race and I don't really feel like I need to go out there and do anything that differently." Bonds said. "I'm just trying to focus and pretend that it's any other race I've ever run." Redwine said he thought that Bond's appearance on the national stage was a 'sign of accomplishment. "Any time that you are doing things that haven't been done in a while at the University, it's always uplifting. For her, I think it's a great deal, and for us, a step of confidence. And hopefully she's doing things in the right way." - Edited by Nick Gerik Senior Lauren Bonds leads the women's cross country team on a run Sept. 30. Bonds will rise in the NCAA Cross Country Championships today. NFL Mike Gunnoe / KANSAN FILE PHOTO Chargers halt Broncos' offense, earning a 32-3 victory ASSOCIATED PRESS ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It didn't matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos had under center Sunday. The San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris Simms and the hobbled Kyle Orton Philip Rivers and a dominant defense led the Chargers into sole possession of first place in the AFC West with a 32-3 drubbing of the Denver Broncos, who couldn't move the ball effectively behind either QB. The Chargers (7-3) have won five straight and the Broncos (6-4) have dropped four in a row, turning the division race upside-down. Just five weeks ago, the Chargers trailed the Broncos by $ \frac{3}{12} $ games. The balance of power in the AFC West couldn't have shifted in a more dramatic fashion. Rivers was a crisp 17 for 22 and he led San Diego to scores on seven of 10 drives. Nate Kaeding kicked four field goals and the Chargers also recorded three sacks and forced three turnovers. The Broncos? They were flagged nine times to San Diego's one. And Marcus Thomas blocked an extra point in the final minute. Otherwise, all San Diego. Simms' first start since nearly being killed in a game three years ago didn't last long. After getting sacked twice and losing a fumble, he was replaced by Orton, who didn't take a single snap in practice last week because of a sprained ankle. Simms was just 2 for 4 for 10 yards with two sacks over three series. He handed the ball off the first half dozen times he took the snap but when he dropped back for his first pass at the Chargers 17, he was sacked by linebacker Shaun Phillips, who raked the ball out of Simms' left hand. Safety Steve Gregory recovered, and the Chargers drove downfield for a touchdown and never looked back. Legedu Naamee's 2-yard TD catch from Rivers and field goals of 28 and On Denver's next possession, the Broncos were flagged twice and Simms was sacked again. . . 47 yards by Kaeding made it 13-0 and Denver coach Josh McDaniels summoned Orton from the sideline. Orton entered to a standing ovation that only grew louder when he quickly drove the Broncos 60 yards on three completions. But on first-goal at the 4, rookie running back Knowson Moreno fumbled away the ball — and the game — at the goal line. KANSANCLASSIFIEDS housing for sale 785-864-4358 hawkchalk.com/4217 FOR SALE 2 African Dwarf frogs, tanks and accessories. Excellent condition. Absolute mini $60. 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