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Cyclone freshman QB looks to lead ISU to bowl win

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December 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Freshman quarterback Sam Richardson hopes to lead the Cyclones to a win in the Liberty Bowl after taking over the controls of the offense late in the season. I-S-U offensive coordinator, Courtney Messingham, says Richardson has improved with actual game experience. Messingham says the biggest thing that has improved is Richardson’s pocket presence, as he says even as a freshman he has always had a handle on the offense and in working with other players. “Before he had those live reps, he still had a tendencies in a two minute situation to take a sack,” Messingham says.

He says Richardson now has that internal clock that tells him when to run and get some yards. One person that won’t be in the backfield is top rusher Shontrelle Johnson, who hurt his knee in practice. Messingham says Johnson’s absence won’t alter what they can do on offense.  “We don’t worry about it, you go and play with guys you’ve got. And we are very, very happy with James White and Devondrick Nealy, and it’s just now Deveondrick’s going to have to carry a lit bit more of the load than he has been, and we feel confident that he can,” Messingham says. And he says senior Jeff Woody also has role in the offense.

This game is a rematch from the season opener where the Cyclones beat Tulsa. That means some adjustments as the Golden Hurricanes have seen what Iowa State wants to do. Messingham says you go through and see what Tulsa does, but understand that they have had an opportunity to see what type of adjustments are made on offense and you have to be ready for that. Messingham says the Tulsa defense has evolved as the season progressed and they need to be ready for that. “You have to look at what are the things that we were taken advantage of and how will they quote fix that,” Messingham says. He says they will not be the same defense they saw the first time around.

The Liberty Bowl kicks off at 2:30 today (Monday).

(Radio Iowa Sports)

Wichita State beats Northern Iowa 66-41

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December 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Cleanthony Early scored 16 points to lead Wichita State to a 66-41 win over Northern Iowa on Sunday in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams. Early was 6 of 11 from the field. Malcolm Armstead had 14 points, and Demetric Williams and Tekele Cotton had 12 points apiece. Jake White had eight rebounds for the Shockers (12-1) in Wichita, Kansas.

Wichita State led 30-18 at halftime. Wichita State shot 46 percent from the field for the game, while Northern Iowa shot 32.6 percent. Wichita State also led Northern Iowa in rebounds 40-22. Jake Koch led the Panthers (7-6) with seven points. Austin Pehl had four rebounds.

No. 5 Hoosiers ready to get freshman forward back

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December 31st, 2012 by Ric Hanson

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — 5th ranked Indiana will have freshman forward Jeremy Hollowell back Monday, at Iowa. Hoosiers athletic director Fred Glass issued a statement Sunday saying the NCAA has cleared Hollowell of any potential infractions. On Friday, Glass said Hollowell and his family notified the school of a potential “compliance issue.” Glass says those details will be released later.

Glass thanked the NCAA for making a quick ruling and accepting Indiana’s self-reported secondary violation, which led to the immediate reinstatement of Hollowell. Indiana can use another body in the line-up after losing sophomore forward Austin Etherington for the season to a fractured left kneecap. Backup guard Maurice Creek also is out indefinitely with a right foot injury.

Iowa Men host Indiana Monday afternoon

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December 30th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Iowa opens the Big Ten season by hosting fifth-ranked Indiana, Monday afternoon. The Hoosiers are the preseason favorite to win the league. Iowa is off to its best start in eight seasons, while the Hoosiers have just one loss — to Butler in overtime. The opener will feature the Big Ten’s top three freshman guards in assists in Indiana’s Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell and Anthony Clemmons and Mike Gesell of Iowa. Indiana leads the nation with 89.1 points per game. Iowa has won four in a row over Indiana at home.

Pre-game coverage begins at 2-p.m., on KJAN. Tip-off is at 3.

Broncos take top spot with 38-3 win over Chiefs

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December 30th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DENVER (AP) — Peyton Manning threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns Sunday to lift Denver to a 38-3 win over Kansas City that sealed the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs for the Broncos. Manning finished the season with 4,659 yards, only 41 short of his career high. He finished with 37 touchdown passes, and none will be more memorable than the last two — circus catches by Eric Decker and Demaryius Thomas that turned the game into a blowout.

Denver (13-3) won its 11th straight and leaped past Houston for the top seed after the Texans lost to Indianapolis 28-16 earlier in the day. The Chiefs gained only 119 yards all day and finished their season 2-14. They will get the top pick in April’s draft.

7AM Sportscast 12-29-2012

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December 29th, 2012 by admin

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Huskers fans not so eager to go to bowl vs Georgia

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December 29th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Business is slow for the folks trying to sell tickets to Nebraska fans for the Capital One Bowl against sixth-ranked Georgia. The university’s ticket office has unloaded less than one-third of its 12,500-ticket allotment for Tuesday’s game in Orlando, Florida. Ticket brokers have sold seats for as little as $9 and plenty remain available for well below face value.

Expensive air fares and the fact that Nebraska is playing at the same bowl site for the second straight year are factors in keeping Big Red fans at home. Omaha radio sports show host Michael Grey says fans also lost confidence in the Cornhuskers after their 70-31 loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game.

Dealing with concussions a big issue for high school sports this year

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December 29th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

There were a lot of big games throughout the high school sports season in 2012, but the spokesman for the Iowa High School Athletic Association says a change in the way head injuries are handled could be the biggest story of the year. Budd Legg says both the boys and girls associations work with the schools on the issue. Legg says some of the information that assistant executive director Alan Beste did in establishing a protocol for handling concussions and returning athletes to play after concussions is a “real step forward.”

The high school focus on concussions comes as pro and college sports are also putting a greater emphasis on the issue. Legg says it takes a lot of work at the local level, and he credits health experts with making it successful. “It wouldn’t be as strong as it is in Iowa without the support of our medical community — our doctors and practitioners — giving us a lot of support in that area,” Legg says. As part of the program, parents are now required to sign a concussion information sheet for all activities before their children can participate.

(Radio Iowa)

Iowa women upset No. 20 Texas 86-63

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December 29th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Melissa Dixon scored 23 points to lead Iowa to an 86-63 upset of No. 20 Texas on Friday night in the first round of the Maggie Dixon Surf N Slam Classic. Dixon was 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Jaime Printy scored 21 points, and Morgan Johnson had 20. Bethany Doolittle added 10 points for Iowa (10-3). Samantha Logic had 15 rebounds and 14 assists, setting an Iowa school record for assists in a game. The previous record was 12.

Iowa led 41-21 at halftime. Iowa shot 52 percent from the field for the game, while Texas shot 38.9 percent. Texas had 16 turnovers, and Iowa made 24 points off those turnovers. Nneka Enemkpali led the Longhorns (7-3) with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Imani McGee-Stafford had 12 points before fouling out of the game, and Chassidy Fussell had 11 points.

8AM Sportscast 12-28-2012

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December 28th, 2012 by admin

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