College Hoops Season Keeps Getting Crazier
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Carlisle, Lone Oak and Graves win boys district tourney draws. | 3B The PaducahSports Sun | Monday, February 11, 2013 | paducahsun.com Section B Snedeker finally claims a trophy BY DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Brandt Snedeker didn’t have to take a back seat to anyone at Pebble Beach. A runner-up to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson each of the last two weeks, Snedeker fi n- ished off a record performance Sunday with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Chris Kirk in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Snedeker holed a 10-foot birdie on the 17th hole, and then tapped in for par to fi nish at 19-under 267. That broke the tournament record by one shot held by Mickelson (2007) and Mark O’Meara (1997), who each Associated Press had a 20-under 268 when Pop- Associated Press Notre Dame forward Tom Knight celebrates with mascot Bryce Burton following Saturday’s five-over- Brandt Snedeker pumps his time game against Louisville in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame won 104-101. py Hills was still in the rotation. The hottest player in golf, fist on the 18th green of the Snedeker fi nally has a trophy to Pebble Beach Golf Course after show for it. winning the Pebble Beach Pro- Am golf tournament on Sunday “Feels great to fi nish one,” he in Pebble Beach, Calif. Snede- said. “The last two weeks, play- ker finished with a tournament- College hoops season ing great but running into two record score of 19-under 267. Hall of Famers, really motivated me to go out and prove that I can new season. handle the lead.” Snedeker goes to No. 4 in the In fi ve starts this year, he al- world, the highest ranking of keeps getting crazier ready had a win, two second- his career and second only to place fi nishes and a third. He Woods among Americans. never had much of a chance “Kind of crazy to think what’s BY JAY COHEN Boston College 62-61 on Sunday most in at least 17 years. against Woods at Torrey Pines happened,” he said. Associated Press night, but seventh-ranked Ari- Top-ranked Indiana, No. 2 or Mickelson at the Phoenix He now heads off to a vacation Wisconsin’s tying half-court zona lost 77-69 to California and Florida and No. 3 Michigan each Open, who each had big leads on Maui before returning for the heave went in, of course. Then Illinois made 11 3-pointers in a have dropped a game in the past going into the fi nal round. stretch run leading to the Mas- Kansas lost again. And in case 57-53 victory at No. 18 Minneso- week. The Hoosiers fell 74-72 Snedeker was tied with James ters. Winning a major is the next you were asleep late Saturday ta. That made it six top-10 teams at Illinois on Thursday and the Hahn, a 31-year-old rookie from step for Snedeker, a 32-year-old night, Notre Dame rallied past and 14 in the Top 25 overall with Gators trailed by as many as 27 the Bay Area, and seized control from Nashville who has emerged Louisville in fi ve overtimes. at least one loss since the poll during the second half of an 80- with an eagle and three bird- as a veritable threat wherever he March Madness is weeks away, came out last Monday. 69 loss at Arkansas last Tuesday ies on the opening seven holes. plays with a confi dent putting but February Frenzy is already in “Nothing about today was night. Snedeker responded to his only stroke and a dramatic increase full swing. easy,” Blue Devils coach Mike “It’s a crazy season, man. It is bogey, a three-putt at No. 9, by in hitting fairways off the tee. Six more Top 25 teams went Krzyzewski said. “These are a crazy, crazy season,” Illini for- rolling in birdie putts on the Hahn wound up with a 2-un- down Saturday, including two of games anybody can lose, and ward Tyler Griffey said. “It just next two holes. der 70 and tied for third with the top fi ve. When the next As- throughout the country every- goes to show you anybody can He took a long gaze out at the Jimmy Walker (66) and Kevin sociated Press poll comes out to- body is losing them. Our guys beat anybody on any given night. Pacifi c while waiting on the 18th Stadler (65). The day wasn’t a day, it likely will have a new No. found a way to win against a team TCU beating Kansas, us beat- tee at Pebble Beach, perhaps re- total loss for Hahn. He previous- 1 for the sixth straight week — that was also deserving to win, so ing Indiana: It’s an unbelievable fl ecting on an amazing ride over ly tied for fourth at the Humana marking the second-longest such that’s a real good thing.” year, but that’s what makes it the last six months — winning Challenge, and his tie for third streak since the fi rst rankings in For top schools, it’s been a rocky exciting. That’s what makes it so the Tour Championship to cap- gets him into Riviera next week. 1949. run. According to STATS, Top 25 much fun to play.” ture the FedEx Cup and its $10 He hasn’t missed a cut this year Fourth-ranked Duke overcame teams lost to unranked teams 36 million prize, his fi rst Ryder Cup and is already 11th in the FedEx early and late defi cits to beat times from Jan. 17 to Feb. 6, the Please see COLLEGE | 2B team, and a blazing start to the Cup standings. Paternos challenge report Family’s investigation won’t on scandal at Penn State rescue Paterno’s reputation BY TIM DAHLBERG after his death, the campaign to BY GENARO C. ARMAS family critique released. Associated Press resuscitate Joe Paterno’s name is Associated Press “The lack of factual report for Go ahead and read all 238 pag- under way with a hefty document STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe the ... inaccurate and unfounded es of the Paterno family report, if that savages the Freeh report im- Paterno’s family released its re- fi ndings related to Mr. Paterno, you’re so inclined. People who be- plicating Paterno as a silent en- sponse to Penn State’s report and its numerous process-orient- lieve Joe Paterno’s statue should abler of Jerry Sandusky as “rank on the Jerry Sandusky scandal ed defi ciencies, was a rush to in- still be standing in Happy Val- speculation, innuendo and rheto- Sunday, attacking Louis Freeh’s justice and calls into question the ley probably will, and feel pretty ric.” conclusion that the coach hid credibility of the entire Report,” good about it at the end. Was there any other way this sex abuse allegations against his Thornburgh was quoted as saying The summary weighs in at was going to turn out? Months longtime assistant. in the family’s analysis, posted on just four pages and does its job in the making and paid for by the In a report commissioned by the website paterno.com. of giving Paterno a posthumous Paterno family, this is as much a the family, former U.S. Attorney Months in the making, the re- cleansing, too. Turns out he was public relations campaign as it is General and Pennsylvania Gov. port was billed as an independent a trusting sort who knew nothing an answer to accusations against Dick Thornburgh said the inves- analysis of the work by Freeh, about anything — and no one else him. tigation by former FBI director who defended his report Sunday. Associated Press did, either. You have a former FBI director; Freeh resulted in a “rush to injus- “I stand by our conclusion that Penn State coach Joe Pater- Or just read this headline and we’ll top you with a former attor- tice.” That report, authorized by four of the most powerful people no watches warmups before a save yourself a lot of time: Cri- ney general. You say JoePa knew game against Purdue in 2007 in the university, found that Paterno at Penn State failed to protect State College, Pa. Paterno’s fam- tique of the Freeh Report: The things and conspired to keep and three former administrators against a child sexual predator ily released a response to Penn Rush to Injustice Regarding Joe them silent, we’ll say there was covered up child sexual abuse al- harming children for over a de- State’s report on the Jerry San- Paterno. no conspiracy at all. legations against former assistant cade,” he said in a statement is- dusky scandal Sunday, attacking Pretty much sums it up, though At times the defense of Paterno coach Jerry Sandusky. sued through a spokesman. Louis Freeh’s conclusion that the widow Sue will go on Katie Cou- is almost laughable, such as this Those fi ndings last July were coach hid sex abuse allegations ric’s show today to make sure unsupported by the facts, said the Please see PATERNO | 3B against his longtime assistant. everyone understands. 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