Big 12 sees coaching changes spark midseason surge
Texas A M tops the standings and Kansas State climbs after a stunning 73 72 upset of Texas in Austin. Bob Huggins’s first Kansas State team shows bite as Oklahoma State stumbles after a 89 77 loss at Colorado. The Big 12 race tightens with Texas at par and Kansas tied in second, while Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and others trail.
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Pat Knight
Manning Wins Super Bowl Title in Dramatic Colts Victory
Peyton Manning finally clinches a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts, edging the Chicago Bears 29-17 in a rainy windy outdoor game. Manning goes 25 of 38 for 247 yards with one TD as running backs total 190 yards and Vinatieri adds three field goals. The win vaults Manning into elite company alongside Elway, Montana, and Bradshaw as the Colts hoist the Lombardi Trophy.
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Terrell Davis
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Adam Vinatieri
Tennessee
Florida
Vols
Colts stay calm as Dungy breaks through Bears in Super Bowl
The Colts erased an 18 point deficit to beat the Bears 29 17 in the Super Bowl after a 92 yard kickoff return opened the scoring. Manning connected with Reggie Wayne for a 53 yard TD pass and Rhodes added a 1 yard score to put Indy ahead to stay. Bears total first downs 11 and five turnovers. Smith and Dungy become first black head coaches to reach the Super Bowl.
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Bears
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Indianapolis
Reggie Wayne
Rhodes
Adam Vinatieri
Indy
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Braves fall to Bethel as four games remain
Carrier praised VanArsdale and McClintock for key Braves plays while David Birch slumped to 18 points on 3 of 14 shooting. Bethel topped Ottawa 78-75 as Ottawa eyes a home game against McPherson, and McClintock led with 15 while VanArsdale added 24.
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Braves
David Birch
Bethel
Ottawa
McPherson
Saint Mary
Snyder
Dunback
Peters
Cole
Rambo
Peachy
Kindall
Gommerford
Ketchum
Anderson
Washington
Birch
Smith
Derby
Bones
Pomona Girls Rally Past Herington in Close 46-43 Win
Pomona High School split Friday’s games at Herington with the girls edging the host 46-43. Melissa Reed led the Pomona girls with 20 points as they sank 13 of 16 free throws. The Pomona boys fell 49-44, led by Chad Cunningham with 14 points and Eyan Brann adding 13.
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Herington
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Melissa Reed
Chad Cunningham
Eyan Brann
Irvin and Thom elected to Hall of Fame class
Michael Irvin and Thurman Thomas joined Bruce Matthews Roger Wehrli Charlie Sanders and Gene Hickerson as inductees into the Canton Hall of Fame. Commissioner Tagliabue and several others fell short, with inductions set for August 4-5 in Canton, Ohio.
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Andre Reed
Richard Dent
Bob Kuechenberg
Fred Dean
Ray Guy
Russ Grimm
Andre Tippett
Gary Zimmerman
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