*COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Jonathan Dwyer ran for 128 yards — all in the first half — and Georgia Tech shredded Miami’s defense for 472 rushing yards, ruining the No. 23 Hurricanes’ return to the rankings with a 41-23 rout.
*COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Indiana has spent almost $500,000 so far in fees to lawyers handling allegations of NCAA rules violations by former coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff. … … Former Oklahoma star Wayman Tisdale will make his first musical appearance since having part of his right leg amputated, performing at the Dec. 20 All-College Classic doubleheader in Oklahoma City. … Pat Summitt, Dean Smith and Lou Carnesecca were presented the inaugural Joe Lapchick Character Awards.
*WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Notre Dame received a commitment from 5-9 guard Skylar Diggins of South Bend, Ind., one of the nation’s top high school players. … Maya Moore scored 21 points and top-ranked Connecticut rolled over San Diego State 99-55 to extending its home winning streak to 26 games. … Danielle Gant scored 15 points as No. 12 Texas A&M held off Michigan’s upset bid 59-56. … Coach Bill Laimbeer signed to a two-year contract to remain as coach of the WNBA champion Detroit Shock.
*GOLF: In her final LPGA tournament, Annika Sorenstam shot a 2-over par 74 and is 23rd in the 32-woman ADT Championship in West Palm Beach, Fla. She needs to get going if she hopes to play over the weekend as the field gets trimmed to 16 after Friday’s second round. Katherine Hull’s 68 leads. … John Daly’s 2-under 68 is four shots back of leaders Liang Wenchong of China and South African Richard Sterne at the Hong Kong Open. … John Cook shot a 10-under 62 for a 4-shot lead in the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational, which features players from the four major tours.
*NHL: Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin underwent surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and will miss six months. … Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, out since injuring his knee at a preseason team golf outing, had surgery and hopes to return by next camp.
*SOCCER: Columbus midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto was named Major League Soccer’s most valuable player. He outpolled Landon Donovan of Los Angeles and the Fire’s Cuauhtemoc Blanco in the voting by coaches, general managers, players and media. The 35-year-old Argentinian had seven goals and 19 assists as the Crew, which faces New York in Sunday’s MLS Cup, finished a league-best 17-7-6.
*BOXING: Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe, 41, will fight for the first time in three years on the Dec. 13 undercard of the IBF title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Hasim Rahman. The opponent for Bowe (42-1) has yet to be determined. … German newspapers reported that Lennox Lewis, 42, is preparing for a comeback fight. … The U.S. Olympic Committee ended the probation it placed on USA Boxing because of a variety of problems in managing its amateur program.
*ALSO: Argentina’s David Nalbandian will face Spain’s David Ferrer in the opening match of the Davis Cup final. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina’s top-ranked player at No. 9, plays Feliciano Lopez in the second singles match of the best-of-five series. … Matt Kenseth signed a multiyear contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing to continue driving the No. 17 Ford. … The wife of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone filed for divorce. Slavica Ecclestone, 50, has been married to Ecclestone, 77, for 24 years. … A predawn blaze raced through a barn at the defunct Riverside Downs outside Henderson, Ky., killing 27 horses.
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