Minnesota Surges Past Penn State In Top Four Showdown
No. 4 Minnesota built a 21 point lead, forced 18 first half turnovers, and held on for an 85-70 win over Penn State. Sam Jacobson topped the Gophers with 22 points as Minnesota moved to 20-2, 9-1 Big Ten, eyeing a high national ranking.
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Duke Surges Past Wake Forest In Key ACC Clash
No 8 Duke beat No 2 Wake Forest 73 68 as Duke improves to 18 5 led by Capel 18 points and Langdon 10. Wake Forest 68 Marcus Duncan led WF with 11 13 shooting and Braswell added 11 3 assists. Duke out rebounded 23 34 and earned 21 fouls to WF 17 with 14 407 in attendance.
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Nebraska Stuns No 15 Colorado In Lincoln
Tyronn Lue scored 22 as Nebraska beat Colorado 77 69 in Lincoln marking the Huskers first win over a ranked foe this season. Chauncey Billups poured in 35 for Colorado while Iowa State edged Baylor 76 72 in Ames. Adrian Peterson scored 26 as Oklahoma State held off Kansas State 74 69 in Stillwater.
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Iowa State tops Baylor 61 in tough road win
In a Big 12 matchup Baylor falls 61-52 to Iowa State. Key performers include Pratt and Holloway sparking ISU with 16 and 14 points respectively while Baylor’s Skinner makes 12 rebounds. Final stats show Baylor with 34 boards and 28 fouls, Iowa State 42 boards and 18 fouls. A-10,706.
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NFL combine opens with star players seeking draft breaks
In Indianapolis the NFL scouting combine begins a three day assessment week for college stars. The event shapes millions in potential earnings as players hope to hear their name called in the April 19 draft. About 325 players attend hoping to earn NFL jobs or training camp invites.
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Four KU players to attend NFL combine invitational
Kansas University will send four representatives June Henley Isaac Byrd Scott Whittaker to the invitation only NFL combine in Indianapolis running today through Saturday. The event includes physical and psychological testing and interviews as coaches and scouts from 30 teams assess players.
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Tagliabue to decide on Parcells future with Jets
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue paused Parcells contract as a Jets consultant for review of Parcells and Belichick deals. Jets said Belichick will coach in 1997 with Parcells to lead in 1998 and direct football operations, after a ruling kept Parcells tied to New England in 1997.
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Chiefs sign three free agents adding Cade Barnard and Davis
Kansas City Chiefs announced the signings of Eddie Cade David Barnard and Terence Davis. Cade is 6 1 210 joining after 10 games as a safety with eight special teams tackles in 1995. Barnard 6 2 310 spent the last 15 weeks on the Chiefs practice squad after starting with Baltimore. Davis 5 10 190 worked the final eight weeks of the 1996 season on the practice squad and began his NFL career with Tampa Bay.
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Lions Re-sign Mitchell For Four Years In $21 Million Deal
Scott Mitchell agreed to a four year contract with the Detroit Lions worth about 21 million dollars including an eight million signing bonus. The move keeps a quarterback with potential but a history of frustration in Detroit. In Massachusetts Chris Slade also signed a five year deal to remain with the New England Patriots after pressure over his role as a platoon player following Parcells’ departure.
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