AMES, Iowa (AP) - Second-ranked Oklahoma State has severely
damaged its chances of a BCS title game berth by falling to Iowa
State 37-31 in double-overtime. Jeff Woody won it by scoring on a
four-yard run shortly after Brandon Weeded was picked off by
Leonard Johnson. The Cowboys led 24-7 in the third quarter before
falling to 10-1 overall, 7-1 in the Big 12.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - The NCAA will examine whether Penn
State broke any rules with its handling of a child sex abuse
scandal that has shocked the campus and led to the dismissal of
head football coach Joe Paterno. The NCAA will look at "Penn
State's exercise of institutional control over its intercollegiate
athletics programs" in the case of Jerry Sandusky, the former
defensive coordinator accused of 40 counts of child sex abuse.
Meanwhile, the 84-year-old Paterno is undergoing treatment for lung
cancer, but his son says doctors are optimistic he'll make a full
recovery.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp has
agreed to an eight-year, $160 million contract, matching the
seventh-highest in major league history. The 27-year-old Kemp led
the NL with 39 home runs and 126 RBIs while batting .324 and
stealing 40 bases this year.
CHICAGO (AP) - The Cubs introduced new manager Dale Sveum
at a Friday news conference and the former big leaguer vows
to change the culture of a club that has endured a 103-year
championship drought. The Cubs and Boston Red Sox were both
interested in Sveum, who interviewed twice with each of the teams.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former UCLA co-captain and men's basketball
coach Walt Hazzard has died at age 69. Hazzard's family said he had
been recuperating for a long time from complications following
heart surgery. Hazzard was a member of the Bruins' first NCAA title
team in 1964 and later coached the squad in the 1980s following a
10-year NBA career.
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