Big 12 hoops show strength early in season
The piece highlights strong early performances across the Big 12 both in men and women. Notable details include Kansas women beating Texas 70 61, Baylor ending a 30 game win streak, and eight men’s teams with nine or more wins as conference play begins.
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Kansas Jayhawks
Lady Jayhawks
Texas Lady Longhorns
Jayhawks
Texas
Kansas
Kansas State
Lady Wildcats
Sublette
Shalee Lehning
Cats
Texas A&m
Mizzou
Baylor
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Lady Bears
Big 12
Texas Tech
Colorado
Oklahoma State
Ku-Texas
Young sparks Texas to Rose Bowl win over USC
Vince Young sprinted for an 8 yard touchdown with 19 seconds left as Texas toppled No. 1 USC 41-38 in Pasadena. He totaled 200 rushing and 267 passing yards, earning MVP honors and delivering Texas the BCS title while ending USC’s 34‑game streak.
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University of Texas
Vince Young
Southern Cal
Scott Ware
Pasadena
Calif
Young
Matt Nordgren
David Pino
Texas
Longhorns
Mack Brown
USC
Reggie Bush
Matt Leinart
Bush
Trojans
Crystal
Austin
Associated Press
Colby Trojans roll past Garden City in opener
Colby defeated Garden City Community College 90 to 51 as the Lady Busters struggled with size and turnovers. Veronica Kuhlman provided a first-half lift for Garden City, but Colby opened the second half on a 15-0 run to pull away, turning multiple Buster turnovers into points.
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Lady Busters
Jayhawk
Colby
Serbia
Hungary
Lady Trojans
Busters
Bobby Brasel
Garden City
Trojans
Renae Berry
Hawkins
Hawkins leads Jayhawks past Yale in 87-46 rout
Jeff Hawkins returned from a sore back to score a career high 19 points, teaming with Russell Robinson in a 140- point first-half burst that pushed Kansas past Yale 87-46. Hawkins, one of three seniors, spoke of using bench time to help the team win as No. 19 Kentucky looms at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Lawrence
Jeff Hawkins
Kansas
Hawkins
Russell Robinson
Yale
Bill Self
Kentucky
Allen Fieldhouse
Jayhawks
Ross Morin
Marso wins in familiar territory for Garden City Busters
In Colby, Kansas, Garden City Community College coach Brian Marso earned a 1-0 mark against his former school as the Busters held off Colby in a 83-79 thriller. Lakeith Blanks scored a decisive finger roll with five seconds left, then Roy Bright sealed it with late free throws after a tense finish.
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Colby
Jayhawk
Garden City Community College
Brian Marso
Lakeith Blanks
Roy Bright
Broacbusters
Marso
Busters
Hellion Knight
Blanks
Juan Camilo Londono
Bright
Wildcats top Tech in Big 12 opener
Kansas State beats Texas Tech 53-51 in a tight conference opener. Twiggy McIntyre seals it with four free throws in final 35 seconds as Kansas State outshots the Red Raiders 31 percent to 31 percent while going 15 of 17 at the line. Erin Grant led Tech with 12 points and LaToya Davis grabbed 15 rebounds. K State got 12 from Jessica McFarland and 10 from Claire Coggins and Kimberly Dietz.
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Kansas State
Coggins
Erin Grant
Texas Tech
LaToya Davis
LaVonda Henderson
Alesha Robertson
Red Raiders
Davis
Robertson
Mynck
Grant
Henderson
Baughman
Flowers
Griffin
Gipson
Hamlin
Lehning
Dietz
McIntyre
Smith
Zanotti
McFarland
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City Telegram
Lee Roses
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Gctelegram
Garden City Community College Lady Broacbusters
Veronica Kuhlman
Kuhlman
Lee
Kentucky Teoms
Wildcats
Tech
KSU
Raiders
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