Friday, November 25, 2011

Cowboys Lasso Vikings In Laramie

At Laramie, Wyoming:


Adam Waddell scored 15 points and Luke Martinez added 13 as the Wyoming Cowboys (4-1) defeated the visiting Portland State Vikings (2-2) 65-51 in the Jim Thorpe Classic.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

John Tops Jim In Harbaugh Brothers Bowl As Ravens Register Nine Sacks As Baltimore Ends Niners' Win Streak At Eight

At Baltimore:


The Baltimore Ravens' (8-3) defense sacked San Francisco 49ers (9-2) quarterback Alex Smith nine times on Thursday night while Joe Flacco connected with tight end Dennis Pitta on a eight-yard pass for the game's lone touchdown and Billy Cundit made three field goals (39, 23, 39 yards) as the Ravens ended the visiting Niners' eight-game winning streak 16-6.  Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh bested younger brother Jim in the first National Football League game in which two brothers squared against head other.  Friday is Jim and John's parents' 50th wedding anniversary.  Congrats to Jack and Jackie Harbaugh!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Ducks Hand Huskers First Defeat

At Lincoln, Nebraska:

Garrett Sim scored 20 points and E. J. Singler added 14 as the Oregon Ducks (3-1) knocked off the previously unbeaten Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) 83-76 on the road on Wednesday night.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Gauchos Lasso Pilots

At Santa Barbara, California:


Orlando Johnson scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as UC-Santa Barbara (4-0) maintained their perfect start to the season following their 83-69 home win on Tuesday night over the Portland Pilots (2-3).  Jaime Sena also had a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) for the Gauchos while James Nunnally added 22 points to the UCSB coffers.  Ryan Nicholas led the visiting Pilots with 16 points.

Monday, November 21, 2011

No Trouble For Vikings Against D3 Wildcats

At Portland, Oregon:


Chehales Tapscott scored 19 points, while Charles Odum added 16 and Nate Lozeau 14 (to go with his 12 rebounds) on Monday as the Portland State Vikings (2-1) manhandled the visiting Division III Linfield Wildcats (0-1) 101-64.

Vandy Hands Beavers First Defeat In TicketCity Legends Classic Final

At East Rutherford, New Jersey:


Brad Tinsley hit the game-winning shot with 4.5 seconds remaining while John Jenkins, named tournament Most Valuable Player, scored 14 points as the #18 ranked (AP) Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the previously-unbeaten Oregon State Beavers 64-62 in Monday's final of the TicketCity Legends Classic.  The Beavers' Jared Cunningham, who scored 72 points in his two most recent previous games, was held to nine points.  Both teams are now 4-1 on the year.

Larry Munson, Longtime Voice of the Georgia Bulldogs, R. I. P.

Larry Munson, the retired long-time radio voice of Georgia Bulldogs college football, best remembered for his distinctive, unapologetic, and gravelly delivery, passed away at Athens, Georgia on Sunday night after complications from pneumonia at age 89.

Mr. Munson worked radio broadcasts for the Southeastern Conference school from 1966 until 2008.

Here's Larry's most famous, or infamous, call, that of quarterback Buck Belue's 93-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Lindsay Scott as the Bulldogs defeated the Florida Gators 27-21 in the 1980 edition of "The World's Biggest Cocktail Party" at Jacksonville, Florida's old Gator Bowl Staium.

The Bulldogs went on to win the national championship that year.