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ASHBURN, Va. -- LaRon Landry says Roy Williams was scared.
The Washington Redskins hard-hitting safety talked trash Monday about Williams, a day after Landry helped shut down the Dallas receiver in the Cowboys' 7-6 win.
Williams was targeted four times -- including a pair of throws over the middle with Landry in close pursuit -- but was held without a catch.
Landry says to tell Williams that, "I can say it right now: Yeah, he was scared. I told him he was scared."
Landry says there were certain routes that "you could tell he didn't want to be part of it."
When reminded that he'll have to face Williams again when the Cowboys come to Washington next month, Landry said he didn't care, adding "What's that going to do?"
Gonzaga 76, Colorado 72
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Steven Gray scored 27 points and Matt Bouldin added 21 in helping Gonzaga overcome a sluggish first half on its way to a 76-72 win over Colorado in the opening round of the Maui Invitational on Monday at the Lahaina Civic Center.
Robert Sacre netted 10 points for the Bulldogs, who found themselves trailing by 11 at halftime before using a 22-9 run to take their first lead of the second half with 4:35 to play.
Colorado (3-1) crept within one with a minute to go, but couldn't tie it as Gonzaga (3-1) advanced into Tuesday's semifinal.
Cory Higgins scored 19 points and Alec Burks had 11 for the Buffaloes, who hit 7 of 11 3-pointers in the first half before going 0 for 4 in the second half.
Cross Country
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Four Oklahoma State runners finished in the top 25, leading the Cowboys over favored Stanford for their second national championship in men's cross country.
Oregon was second, Alabama third and Stanford finished 10th.
Liberty's Samuel Chelanga won the individual title in 28 minutes, 41.3 seconds. Northern Arizona's David McNeill was second and Stanford's Chris Derrick finished third.
Villanova dominated the women's race, winning its eighth national title and its first since 1998. Florida State was second and No. 1-ranked Washington finished third.
Illinois' Angela Bizzarri won the individual title in 19 minutes, 46.8 seconds. Washington's Kendra Schaaf was second and Florida State's Susan Kuijken third.
3 finalists chosen for Mackey Award for tight ends
NEW YORK -- Dorin Dickerson of Pittsburgh, Florida's Aaron Hernandez and Dennis Pitta of BYU are the finalists for the John Mackey Award presented to the nation's top tight end.
The winner will be announced Dec. 10 at a college football awards show.
Dickerson has 43 catches for 496 yards and 10 touchdowns for No. 8 Pitt (9-1); Hernandez has 46 catches for 571 yards and two TDs for the top-ranked Gators (11-0); and Pitta has 54 catches for 735 yards and seven TDs for the 18th-ranked Cougars (9-2).
ISU's Brackins, Gilstrap earn Big 12 honors
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa State forward Craig Brackins was voted the Big 12's Player of the Week and teammate Marquis Gilstrap took home the league's rookie of the week honor.
Brackins averaged 25 points and 11 rebounds in wins over Drake and Mississippi Valley State. It's the fourth time Brackins has been named the league's player of the week.
Gilstrap averaged 14 points and seven rebounds last week, scoring a career-high 21 points against Mississippi Valley State.
Baseball
CHICAGO -- Omar Vizquel has agreed to $1,375,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.
The 42-year-old Vizquel is an 11-time Gold Glove winner and has played mostly shortstop during 21 major league seasons. He figures to add depth to Chicago's young infield.
Vizquel hit .266 with one homer and 14 RBIs in 62 games with Texas this past season. He had no errors in 207 chances while playing shortstop, third and second.
He will play for White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, a fellow Venezuelan.
Boxing
PHILADELPHIA -- A former national Golden Gloves boxing champ has died after a bout in Philadelphia.
Boxing promoter Dominic Pesoli says Francisco Rodriguez died Sunday night after losing a USBA super bantamweight bout Friday night against Teon Kennedy.
Philadelphia promoter J. Russell Peltz says Rodriguez began to lose consciousness as the Chicago boxer sat in his corner after the fight was stopped in the 10th round. Rodriguez, 25, was taken to a hospital and underwent emergency surgery.
Rodriguez was 14-2 going into the bout against Kennedy for the vacant USBA super bantamweight title. Rodriguez was a national Golden Gloves champion in 2001.
Soccer
WIGAN, England -- The outcome was so embarrassing that Wigan's players want to refund the cost of tickets to their fans.
Wigan was routed 9-1 by Tottenham on Sunday, matching a league record for most goals scored by a team in a game. Jermain Defoe scored five of Tottenham's eight goals in the second half at White Hart Lane .
Wigan defender Mario Melchiot said the players wanted to apologize to their fans who traveled to the game by paying the cost of their tickets.
Melchiot says "as a group of professionals we were embarrassed by the way we performed."
Football
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger will be sidelined three to six weeks because of a fractured left leg sustained in Sunday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
The team said it would not place Bulger on injured reserve.
Bulger underwent two MRIs on Monday, one on his groin and hamstring and a second for what the team believed was a swollen knee. He also was to be tested for concussion-related symptoms Tuesday after a physically demanding loss to the Arizona Cardinals.
Bulger has completed 56.7 percent of his passes for five touchdowns and six interceptions for the Rams (1-9). Backup Kyle Boller will make his third start of the year Sunday against the Seahawks.
