Kansas Jayhawks freshman Andrew Wiggins has been named one of ten semifinalists
for the 2014 Naismith Trophy. The Naismith trophy is awarded yearly by the
Atlanta Tipoff Club to the college basketball Player of the Year. Wiggins was
also named a finalist for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, awarded to the U.S.
Basketball Writers Associations player of the year, and named one of six
finalists for the USBWAs Wayman Tisdale Award, given to the player named top
freshman of the year. The Vaughn, Ontario native leads Kansas and all Big 12
freshmen with a 16.3 scoring average. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Matt Flynn is
getting his latest chance at a fresh start, this time in Buffalo on a team that
has spent the past week scrambling to shore up its injury-depleted quarterback
position. A week after being cut by Oakland, Flynn signed with the Bills on
Monday after spending the morning working out for general manager Doug Whaley,
coach Doug Marrone and his offensive staff. The sixth-year NFL player is now on
his third team since December; the Raiders acquired him in a trade with Seattle
this past off-season. "Im happy Im getting a fresh start," Flynn said. "Im happy
Im getting this opportunity with the Bills, and Im excited about it. And
hopefully it works out." Flynns signing marks the latest in a series of
quarterback moves the Bills have made since rookie starter EJ Manuel sprained
his right knee in a 37-24 loss to Cleveland on Oct. 3. In the previous eight
days alone, the Bills promoted Thad Lewis from their practice squad to take over
as interim starter. They worked out free agents Dennis Dixon and Pat White
before signing Dixon to the practice squad. And Buffalo failed in a bid to land
former Tampa Bay starter Josh Freeman, who instead signed with Minnesota.
Despite Flynns addition, Marrone intends to stick with Lewis as his starter
Sunday, when Buffalo (2-4) travels to play Miami (3-2). Lewis gets the nod after
he made a solid debut overcoming a sprained right foot and a 14-point deficit by
throwing two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 27-24 overtime loss to Cincinnati on
Sunday. Marrone added that Lewis is expected to practice Wednesday after tests
confirmed the injury to his foot is not serious. Flynn will be initially groomed
to seerve as Lewis backup ahead of undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel, who struggled
filling in for Manuel against Cleveland.dddddddddddd Marrone also provided an
encouraging update on Manuels status, saying the rookie is "ahead of schedule"
and has been cleared to begin rehabbing as early as Tuesday. Marrone cautioned
it was too early to provide a more detailed timeline for when Manuel might be
cleared for practice. Manuel walked without a limp and acknowledged his knee is
feeling better while making a brief visit to the locker room Monday. Flynn was
selected by Green Bay in the seventh round of the 2008 draft out of LSU, and
spent his first four seasons as Aaron Rodgers backup. In 2012, Flynn signed with
Seattle in free agency; he eventually lost the starting job to rookie
Russell Wilson. This past off-season, Oakland gave up two draft picks to acquire
Flynn from the Seahawks. The Raiders also reworked Flynns contract in which the
quarterback was guaranteed $6.5 million this season. Flynn instead struggled in
two appearances. He completed 22 of 34 passes for 246 yards with a touchdown and
interception. "Obviously, with the timing and whatever it was, we just werent
right for each other. It just didnt work out," he said. "I needed to play
better." Flynn said hes unaffected by whats happened. "Obviously, youve got to
learn from what you didnt do so well and try not to make the same mistakes
twice," he said. "Leaving Green Bay, I was extremely confident. And I dont think
thats shaken any." Overall, Flynn has completed 109 of 175 attempts for 1,329
yards, with 10 touchdowns and six interceptions in 39 career games, including
three starts.
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