THE WINCHESTER SUN B4 — FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012 PACE Scoreboard Manning FROM PAGE B3 all-around game at Prep Basketball On the Air First Round Indiana 23 14 .622 7 1⁄2 point guard, piling up Thursday,March 8 Milwaukee 15 24 .385 16 1⁄2 could be eight rebounds, six assists LSU 70,Arkansas 54 Cleveland 14 23 .378 16 1⁄2 Thursday’s Scores Alabama 63,South Carolina 57 Today Detroit 13 26 .333 18 1⁄2 and four steals. He had 14 The Associated Press Mississippi 68,Auburn 54 NASCAR WESTERN CONFERENCE a risk points and six steals in a Georgia 71,Mississippi State 61 6:30 p.m. Southwest Division 61-55 victory over Seton GIRLS BASKETBALL Quarterfinals Fans hear the words Hall on Wednesday night. StateTournament SPEED — Qualifying for KobaltTools 400 Friday,March 9 WL Pct GB MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SanAntonio 26 12 .684 — “neck fusion” and wonder “He played terrific, but First Round Kentucky vs.LSU,1 p.m. why Peyton Manning is I’ve got to somehow get Hopkinsville 56,Marshall Co.52 Noon and 2 p.m. Florida vs.Alabama,3:30 p.m. Memphis 23 15 .605 3 ESPN — BigTen Conference,quarterfinal Tennessee vs.Mississippi,7:30 p.m. Dallas 23 18 .561 4 1⁄2 even considering playing him a few blows,” Pitino Lincoln Co.56,Clay Co.50 again, fearful he’ll risk a ca- said. “Going into this tour- Magoffin Co.63,Ashland Blazer 59 ESPN2 —Atlantic Coast Conference,quarterfinal Vanderbilt vs.Georgia,10 p.m. Houston 21 19 .525 6 1 reer-ending injury — or nament we were hoping Marion Co.56,Walton-Verona 49 7 and 9 p.m. Semifinals New Orleans 9 30 .231 17 ⁄2 ESPN — Big East Conference,semifinals Saturday,March 10 worse — the next time he he would turn it around, Northwest Division ESPN2 —Atlantic Coast Conference,quarterfinal Kentucky-LSU winner W L Pct GB takes a hit. and he is, and we had a Boys Sweet Sixteen vs.Florida-Alabama winner,1 p.m. 9 p.m. Oklahoma City 31 8 .795 — But safety isn’t Manning’s long talk. I used the anal- at Rupp Arena, Lexington ESPN2 —Atlantic Coast Conference,quarterfinal Tennessee-Mississippi winner March 14-17 Denver 22 18 .550 9 1⁄2 issue, several spine special- ogy of the New York Gi- FSN — Pac-12 Conference,semifinal vs.Vanderbilt-Georgia winner,3:30 p.m. Minnesota 21 19 .525 10 1⁄2 ists said. Arm strength is. ants — nobody 11:30 p.m. Championship Wednesday’s games Sunday,March 11 Utah 19 19 .500 11 1⁄2 Manning’s surgically re- remembers the regular FSN — Pac-12 Conference,semifinal Noon,Rowan County vs.North Laurel Semifinal winners,1 p.m. Portland 19 20 .487 12 paired neck will be able to season anymore when WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 1:30 p.m.,Southwestern vs.Hopkinsville Southern Conference Pacific Division take a hit just fine once the they went into the play- 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m.,Bullitt East vs.Trinity W L Pct GB fusion is healed, with the offs, just matters what you 8 p.m.,G. Rogers Clark vs.Apollo FSN — Big 12 Conference,semifinal Big East Tournament L.A.Clippers 22 15 .595 — bone actually stronger than do in the postseason.” Thursday’s games 3:30 p.m. L.A.Lakers 23 16 .590 — others in his neck. Nerves Smith also was a pest, Noon,Bowling Green vs.Oldham County FSN — Regional coverage,Big 12 Conference, At Madison Square Garden Phoenix 18 21 .462 5 are delicate, however, and snatching five of 1:30 p.m.,Boone Co.vs.Knott Central semifinal,Oklahoma-Oklahoma St.-Missouri win- NewYork 6:30 p.m.,Marshall Co.vs.Scott Co. Golden State 15 21 .417 6 1⁄2 only time will tell if they’ll Louisville’s 14 steals. No ner vs.TexasA&M-Kansas winner,at Kansas City, First Round recover enough for the 35- 8 p.m.,John Hardin vs.Johnson Central Mo.OR,at 3 p.m.,Pac-12 Conference,semifinal, Sacramento 13 26 .333 10 wonder Pitino said Tuesday,March 6 year-old four-time NFL MVP Wednesday night that his Friday’s games Stanford-Washington-Oregon winner vs.Arizona UConn 81,DePaul 67 Noon,Rowan-North Laurel winner to be the quarterback he squad is one of the best St.-UCLA-Arizona winner,at LosAngeles Pittsburgh 73,St.John’s 59 Thursday’s Games vs.Southwestern-Hopkinsville winner Seton Hall 79,Providence 47 Orlando 99,Chicago 94 once was. defensive teams in the 1:30 p.m.,Bullitt East-Trinity winner “His risk really is very country. Local Sports Villanova 70,Rutgers 49 Phoenix 96,Dallas 94 vs.Clark-Apollo winner Second Round Friday’s Games low,” said Dr. Robert S. Bray “The style, we go up and 6:30 p.m.,Bowling Green-Oldham winner Wednesday,March 7 New Jersey at Charlotte,7 p.m. Jr., who has worked with down. That’s what Coach vs.Boone Co.-Knott Central winner Friday UConn 71,WestVirginia 67,OT Utah at Philadelphia,7 p.m. NHL star Sidney Crosby and wants us to do,” Behanan 8 p.m.,Marshall Co.-Scott Co.winner COLLEGE BASKETBALL Georgetown 64,Pittsburgh 52 Portland at Boston,7:30 p.m. whose DISC Sports & Spine said. “All the teams we vs.John Hardin-Johnson Central winner Louisville 61,Seton Hall 55 SECTournament Atlanta at Detroit,7:30 p.m. Center provides medical played so far in the Big USF 56,Villanova 47 1 p.m. Cleveland at Oklahoma City,8 p.m. services for the U.S. East, they expect us to Quarterfinals College Basketball Kentucky vs.LSU-Arkansas winner L.A.Lakers at Minnesota,8 p.m. Olympic team. slow it down. So now com- Thursday,March 8 Syracuse 58,UConn 55 L.A.Clippers at SanAntonio,8:30 p.m. “If I was a team, I’d ask, ing in, we agreed we were Saturday Thursday’s College Basketball Scores Cincinnati 72,Georgetown 70,2OT NewYork at Milwaukee,8:30 p.m. ‘Did (the fusion) heal? Do going to play up and down SEC Tournament semifinals TheAssociated Press Louisville 84,Marquette 71 New Orleans at Denver,9 p.m. you have a CAT scan that 1 and 3 p.m. like we (were) in the Ba- TOURNAMENT Notre Dame 57,USF 53,OT Dallas at Sacramento,10 p.m. showed it healed? Is the hamas. We’ve just got to Atlantic Coast Conference Semifinals Saturday’s Games rest of neck in pretty good Sunday get used to it and attack First Round Friday,March 9 Portland atWashington,7 p.m. shape?’” Bray asked. “If 1 p.m. Syracuse vs.Cincinnati,7 p.m. everybody the same way Maryland 82,Wake Forest 60 Toronto at Detroit,7:30 p.m. Louisville vs.Notre Dame,9:30 p.m. those two answers are yes, in each game. That’s how Miami 54,GeorgiaTech 36 SECTournament Finals Championship Indiana at Miami,7:30 p.m. then it gets down to, ‘OK, we’ve been getting up. NC State 78,Boston College 57 Utah at Chicago,8 p.m. get out on the field and Quarterfinals Saturday,March 10 That’s it.” VirginiaTech 68,Clemson 63 Charlotte at Oklahoma City,8 p.m. show me you can perform,’ Bethune-Cookman 60,NC Central 59 Semifinal winners,9 p.m. Junior Cadougan Big 12 Conference New Orleans at Minnesota,8 p.m. because it will only get bet- FloridaA&M 65,Delaware St.55,OT coughed up the ball a Quarterfinals NCAA Automatic bids Houston at New Jersey,8 p.m. MountainWest Conference ter from here with time.” team-high eight times and Baylor 82,Kansas St.74 Memphis at Phoenix,9 p.m. First Round Manning missed the en- the 26 turnovers by Mar- Kansas 83,TexasA&M 66 Belmont,Atlantic Sun Conference Dallas at Golden State,10:30 p.m. tire 2011 season with a quette, which averaged Missouri 88,Oklahoma St.70 Colorado St.81,TCU 60 Creighton,MissouriValley Conference New Mexico 79,Air Force 64 damaged nerve that caused only 12.8 all season, were Texas 71,Iowa St.65 Davidson,Southern Conference weakness in his right arm Big East Conference San Diego St.65,Boise St.62 Detroit,Horizon League NASCAR one shy of the Big East and required multiple neck tournament record. The Quarterfinals UNLV 56,Wyoming 48 Harvard,Ivy League Pacific-12 Conference Lehigh,Patriot League surgeries, including a sin- Golden Eagles’ previous Cincinnati 72,Georgetown 70,2OT Odds toWin KobaltTools 400 Quarterfinals Long Island University,Northeast Conference gle-level fusion in Septem- high this season was 17. Louisville 84,Marquette 71 Keith Glantz Russell Culver Notre Dame 57,South Florida 53,OT Arizona 66,UCLA 58 Loyola (Md.),MetroAtlanticAthletic Conference ber. He has brushed off Marquette overcame an Montana,Big Sky Conference Syracuse 58,UConn 55 California 77,Stanford 71 questions about retirement, 18-2 deficit at home to Murray State,OhioValley Conference DRIVER ODDS BigTen Conference Colorado 63,Oregon 62 insisting that — after part- beat Louisville in their Saint Mary’s (Cal),West Coast Conference Jimmie Johnson 6-1 First Round Oregon St.86,Washington 84 ing ways with the Indi- only other meeting this South Dakota State,Summit League Kyle Busch 7-1 Indiana 75,Penn St.58 Southeastern Conference anapolis Colts on season, and the Golden UNCAsheville,Big South Conference Carl Edwards 8-1 Iowa 64,Illinois 61 First Round Wednesday — he still Eagles fell behind early VCU,ColonialAthleticAssociation Tony Stewart 8-1 Minnesota 75,Northwestern 68,OT Alabama 63,South Carolina 57 wants to play. again. This time, W.Kentucky,Sun Belt Conference Jeff Gordon 10-1 Purdue 79,Nebraska 61 Georgia 71,Mississippi St.61 And there’s no risk to Louisville’s swarming de- Kevin Harvick 10-1 BigWest Conference LSU 70,Arkansas 54 NBA Standings him doing so, say several fense was too much to Denny Hamlin 12-1 First Round Mississippi 68,Auburn 54 doctors in the field who overcome. Kasey Kahne 12-1 Cal Poly 66,UC Riverside 54 Southland Conference EASTERN CONFERENCE have not examined Man- “They kept hounding Matt Kenseth 12-1 Long Beach St.80,UC Davis 48 Semifinals Atlantic Division ning. Dr. Robert Watkins, us,” Johnson-Odom said. UC Irvine 65,Cal St.-Fullerton 59 Lamar 55,Stephen F.Austin 44 WL Pct GB Greg Biffle 20-1 Manning’s surgeon, is not “I think we had an idea UC Santa Barbara 72,Pacific 52 McNeese St.92,Texas-Arlington 72 Philadelphia 23 17 .575 — Brad Keselowski 20-1 commenting on the quar- that they were going to Conference USA SouthwesternAthletic Conference Boston 20 18 .526 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 25-1 terback, his office said. pressure us. I didn’t think A.J.Allmendinger 30-1 Quarterfinals First Round NewYork 18 21 .462 4 1⁄2 Manning had at least two it was going to be at a Ryan Newman 30-1 Marshall 105,Tulsa 100,3OT Alcorn St.103,PrairieView 79 Toronto 13 26 .333 9 1⁄2 procedures between Febru- high level like that.” Memphis 65,UTEP 47 Ark.-Pine Bluff 60,Alabama St.56,OT New Jersey 13 27 .325 10 MartinTruex Jr. 30-1 ary 2010 and September Vander Blue’s layup cut Southern Miss.81,East Carolina 78,OT WesternAthletic Conference Southeast Division Clint Bowyer 35-1 2011 to relieve pressure on it to 54-50 with 13:29 re- UCF 64,UAB 54 First Round WL Pct GB Kurt Busch 35-1 a pinched nerve, the cause maining, but Kuric GreatWest Conference Hawaii 72,Idaho 70 Miami 30 9 .769 — Mark Martin 35-1 of the weakness in his drained a 3 and Smith hit First Round LouisianaTech 72,Utah St.70 Orlando 26 15 .634 5 Jeff Burton 40-1 throwing arm. When those a pair of free throws with NJIT 65,Houston Baptist 64 Nevada 54,San Jose St.44 Atlanta 23 16 .590 7 Joey Logano 40-1 didn’t work, Watkins did the 1 11:22 to go. Marquette Mid-American Conference New Mexico St.65,Fresno St.49 Washington 9 29 .237 20 ⁄2 Juan Pablo Montoya 40-1 fusion, removing the trou- Jamie McMurray 50-1 never got closer than Third Round Charlotte 5 32 .135 24 blesome soft disk tissue be- Kent St.76,W.Michigan 72 SEC Tournament Central Division Paul Menard 65-1 seven again. tween two vertebrae and Ohio 65,Toledo 57 Trevor Bayne 80-1 It was the fourth time WL Pct GB fusing the bones together. in five years that the No. 7 Mid-EasternAthletic Conference At New OrleansArena Chicago 33 9 .786 — Field (All Others) 100-1 seed beat the No. 2 seed in the quarterfinals at the &$// $%287 Big East tournament. aren’t, Kentucky will kill you. If to gain. But that doesn’t mean I The Cardinals, who won LSU you want to beat Kentucky, you do not expect Kentucky to play ),1$1&,1* 7UDFWRU5RXQG%DOHU better be physical with them hard because they always play 127+,1* 5816 /,.( $ '((5(ƀ the 2009 tournament title FROM PAGE B3 and lost to Connecticut in and intense because they will hard. That’s one thing you can Hopkinsville, admitted after last year’s championship be. count on from Kentucky every game, scored 50 points in Thursday’s win that he was too “Coach Cal does a great job game.” the first half — their hyped for the first UK-LSU bringing talented guys into the Hamilton says the Tigers, like biggest outburst in a half game when he had five points program and they play hard for other SEC teams, want to show this season. They finished on 2-for-6 shooting and five as- him. That’s pretty much it. I was they can play with Kentucky. with 26 offensive re- sists. serious about Kentucky, but I “The last time was not our bounds and 23 points off “It’s a big rivalry against the just felt like LSU was the place best game. Did Kentucky cause turnovers. No. 1 team with a chance to for me and that’s why I came.” that or did we not play well? Ei- “I’m not sure that knock them off in a game every- O’Bryant said Calipari’s ther way, we want to show we they’ve had a better meal body will watch,” Hickey said. “swagger” impressed him when are a better team. Of course, all year long than what we “The second time you play he was recruiting him. every team has probably felt served them tonight,” them, you should not be so “He’s just a laid back coach. that way this year and Kentucky Marquette coach Buzz nervous. “I got a little hyped last Very calm coach. He was a cool has only lost once all year,” Williams said. “I did a re- game. 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