LAWRENCE, Kan.
Mel Ott Jersey . - Tarik Black pulled a Big
12 championship T-shirt over his broad shoulders, slipped a title hat on his
head, and then gave Andrew Wiggins and the rest of his teammates a hug. In the
background stood the trophies, all 10 of them, brought onto the court at Allen
Fieldhouse -- a perfect ending to Blacks nearly perfect senior night. The
transfer from Memphis scored 19 points on 9-for-9 shooting, more than making up
for the loss of injured centre Joel Embiid, and led the eighth-ranked Jayhawks
to an 82-57 victory over Texas Tech on Wednesday night. "Wow, did he play good
tonight," Kansas coach Bill Self said. Black matched the school record for field
goal attempts without a miss held by C.J. Giles (2005) and Mark Randall (1990).
The only shots he missed came at the free throw line. Wiggins, the Vaughan,
Ont., native also likely playing in his final home game, added nine points for
the Jayhawks (23-7, 14-3 Big 12). Naadir Tharpe came off the bench to contribute
16 points and five assists, and Perry Ellis finished with 13 points and five
rebounds. Toddrick Gotcher scored 10 points to lead the Red Raiders (13-17,
5-12), who trailed by 20 points at halftime and never threatened down the
stretch in losing their sixth straight game. "We didnt do a good job of
executing," Gotcher said. The lopsided victory allowed Kansas to celebrate its
latest conference title in style. The Jayhawks backed into the outright
championship despite a loss last weekend at Oklahoma State, and Self was so
disheartened by the performance that he ordered the title T-shirts and hats
waiting in the locker room to remain in their boxes. His decision was criticized
in some circles, but Self defended it in a news conference Tuesday. They were
finally brought out moments after the final buzzer Wednesday, along with a
series of tables at midcourt that held up the Jayhawks 10 straight Big 12 title
trophies. Self also made sure that senior night at Kansas focused on the
seniors, which is why Black started alongside classmates Niko Roberts and Justin
Wesley -- two rarely used role players. Still, the packed crowd was keenly aware
that it was probably the last time Wiggins would step on the Phogs court, too.
The fans roared at every basket made by the star forward, who has already made
it clear that he plans to enter the NBA draft this summer. "Weve been able to
recruit some guys that will probably never get to a senior night, and we should
be happy to have those guys," Self told the crowd after the game. "So one last
time, lets give the entire team a loud ovation and thank them for their
efforts." All the positive vibes made it easy to forget that the Jayhawks were
playing without Embiid, their talented 7-foot freshman, whom Self decided to sit
the rest of the regular season because of a lower back strain. Its the same
injury that caused Embiid to miss a game against TCU earlier in the season,
though Self is hopeful he will be back for the Big 12 tournament. "Didnt you
guys think Joel looked great in his suit tonight?" Self asked the crowd. "But
Jo, listen, everybody thinks you look much better in a uniform." Without the big
man patrolling the paint, it was up to Black to leave his mark. The graduate
transfer dominated the overmatched Red Raiders in the paint, scoring just about
all his baskets at the rim. The highlight came in the midst of a 17-4 run to end
the first half, when Black caught an alley-oop pass from Tharpe and slammed it
home. By the time Conner Frankamp buried a 3-pointer and Frank Mason added a
free throw in the final seconds, the lead had swelled to 39-19 and Kansas was
well on its way. The second half was merely an excuse for another sellout crowd,
this one including 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Packers coach Mike McCarthy, to
enjoy a rollicking party. Meanwhile, the loss means that Red Raiders coach Tubby
Smith, who spent most of the game sitting glumly on the bench, will have to beat
Texas on Saturday and win the Big 12 tournament -- four games in four days -- to
avoid his first losing season in 23 years as a head coach. Texas Tech still has
never won in 14 tries at Allen Fieldhouse. "Its just not our time right now. I
feel like we still have another season coming up with the Big 12 tournament,"
said the Red Raiders Jaye Crockett, "and hopefully we can make a run during the
tournament along with our next game against Texas."
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Nico Rosberg have been neck and neck all season, with 17 points separating the
rivals and double points on offer for the race.Tensions between them have
spilled over during the campaign and the pairs fragile relationship was evident
during Thursdays pre-race news conference, when Rosberg goaded Hamilton by
advising him to race cleanly.LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland -- Bode Miller wants to
continue racing next season at the age of 37, even if this campaign left him
disappointed. A third-place run in a World Cup super-G on Thursday typified
Millers season: Fast and crowd-pleasing, but errors cost him victory. "Im
frustrated and worn out right now but I think I have more to do in the sport,"
Miller said. "I definitely am still competitive. If I can keep my body healthy
then I think the plan is to race next year." Millers racing skills were clear
when he became the oldest-ever Olympic Alpine medallist last month, taking
bronze in super-G at Sochi. On a steep and technically demanding slope Thursday,
no one was faster than Millers speed check of 101.9 kph (63.3 mph). Still, he
came down 0.57 seconds behind surprise winner Alexis Pinturault, with another
Frenchman, Thomas Mermillod Blondin, edging him by one-hundredth. "I had
probably two and half seconds, three seconds, worth of mistakes, in that run,"
Miller insisted. "That is the way my season has been. I have had to deal with
that." Miller took full responsibility for his race, and a World Cup season that
has brought him four podium finishes but no addition to his 33 career victories.
"It has been such a frustrating time of so many near-misses and so many really
bad, stupid mistakes that I cant blame anyone but myself for," he said. That
list includes his top priority races: The classic World Cup downhill at
Kitzbuehel, Austria, in January and the Olympic downhill last month. Miller
finished third and eighth, respecctively, when the best of his skiing was good
enough to win, and his practice runs left some racers awe-struck.
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Wednesday, Millers final downhill performance this season followed the same
pattern. He led at the final time split -- 0.30 faster than eventual winner
Matthias Mayer of Austria, the Olympic champion -- yet a mistake near the end
took him wide into rough snow which slowed him. "These errors arent little
bobbles, they are like borderline catastrophic," Miller explained. "(Wednesday)
I just got so broken down about halfway down the course I didnt even care
anymore. I wanted to stop. I didnt even really tuck through the finish line."
Even standing up straight, he still placed eighth just 0.62 back. "I really
wanted to change that today just because I think thats not the way to race,"
Miller acknowledged. "I just wanted to really stay focused to push every
hundredth out of it that I could, even though I knew I was going to be out of
the course a few times." "I felt good about battling through it," said the
veteran racer, who has started a total of 32 World Cup and Olympics events this
season after sitting out a year to recover from knee surgery. One incentive for
returning strong next season is to race at the Feb. 2-15 world championships in
front of home fans at Vail-Beaver Creek, Colorado. Thats for next season, after
the current campaign closes with a giant slalom on Saturday. "Right now," Miller
said, "I feel like I dont want to see ski boots for a little while."
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