LAS VEGAS -- TCU coach Jamie Dixon has so much versatility with his group this season, he may have several different starting lineups. Replica Nike Air Max 1 .That flexibility is paying off as sophomore reserve guard Alex Robinson scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Horned Frogs to a 93-80 victory over Washington in the Global Sports Classic on Saturday night at UNLVs Thomas & Mack Center.We have guys we dont think of as bench, but more guys, said Dixon whose team outscored Washingtons reserves 48-18. Depth is a strength. I didnt anticipate it when I took the job. Were having fun. (The players) have bought in. They committed and theyve sacrificed.Karviar Shepherd added 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting both from the field and free-throw line for TCU (6-0), which shot 53 percent from the field and never trailed. Vladimir Brodziansky contributed 12 points, Kenrich Williams had 11 and Jaylen Fisher 10 for the Horned Frogs.This is the first of two consecutive games between the teams that are from different Power 5 conferences. They play Wednesday at TCU.Its a blessing to be playing this well early in the season and to be part of this, Robinson said. We have full confidence in ourselves. We feel we come out and beat anybody. Our coach gives confidence. We just rally behind him with our energy.Washingtons Markelle Fultz finished with 27 points, but fouled out with seven minutes left. Fultz, who is averaging 23 points per game, went 8 of 13 from the field and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line.He was on his way to 40, said Washington coach Lorenzo Romar, who was coaching his 650th career game. He got going. When he gets going, hes something.Noah Dickerson and David Crisp had 14 points apiece for Washington (4-2).In the second half, Washington cut the lead to 39-35, and later to 54-52, before the Horned Frogs put it away with a 19-6 run.TCUS FAST STARTThe Horned Frogs started the game with a 19-4 run spanning the first seven and a half minutes of the game.I dont think there is any question we came out flat and they came out with great energy, Romar said. Thats a bad combination for the team that comes out flat. We got down and we should have been down.TCU expanded the lead to 26-10, its largest margin, with 8:06 until halftime. Then, the Huskies defense started forcing turnovers and trimmed the TCU lead to 35-31 before the Horned Frogs scored the last four points of the half. Faultz ended with 16 points before intermission.FREE THROWSTCU from the line went 26 of 33 (79 percent). However, three of those misses were on one trip by Robinson, who failed on all his attempts with 13:23 left after being fouled on a 3-point attempt from the left corner. Robinson finished 4 of 6 from the foul line.(After) coach said, `find your target, Robinson said. It got me going. We really rally behind our coaches.The Huskies from the line finished 19 of 23 (82 percent).UP NEXTBoth teams play each other again on Wednesday at TCU. This will be the second game of a home-and-home series from 2015-16 season. The Huskies won the previous affair in December a year ago in Seattle, 92-67. Cheap Nike Air Max 1 . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Nike Air Max 1 .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. https://www.cheapairmax1store.com/ . During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula. CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs fans have waited 71 years to celebrate a return to the World Series.Overjoyed fans streamed out of Wrigley Field on Saturday night after the Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series to earn their first trip to the World Series since 1945.?A majority of the crowd celebrated the victory peacefully. Many took selfies in front of the stadium and hugged one another.?Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says it was a very safe and enjoyable celebration Saturday night.He says officers made only six misdemeanor arrests in a crowd they estimated at 30,000. Arrestees were cited for unlawful sale of tickets, obstructing traffic, disorderly conduct and other misdemeanors.Some also broke out in song, while others shook up beer bottles and sprayed the crowd. Police officers, including about a dozen cops on horseback, kept a close eye on the crowd. And some officers were seen giving high-fives to fans as they walked by.Dorothy Farrell, a 90-year-old season-ticket holder?was beaming with jubilation in a front-row seat.Fox Sports interviewed Farrell after the Cubs won Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Saturday night in Chicago. She says shes not worried about the Cleveland Indians, who the Cubs will face Tuesday in Game 1.As Farrell put it, I just wished wish my brothers were alive to see this ... They loved the Cubs. And my father did too. But theyre all dead now. This old ladys still living.When asked how she would celebrate the win, she said: Ill probably have a Jagermeister.Cubs fan Brian Dusza, who was at Wrigley for Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, never thought hed see the team win the National League pennant.I never thought Id see it, Dusza, 49, said after attending Saturdays game. I cant even describe what Im feeling.Ed Koenig of Darien, Illinois, was among the few thousand fans who stayed in their seats an hour after the game ended.His eyes welled up as he talked about his father, who died inn May. Nike Air Max 1 Store. He never got to see this, Koenig said. I havent been to a game this season without him, and when my friend won a lottery for these tickets, I thought how am I going to go without my dad?But his friend convinced him to go. I have his watch on, Koenig said, showing off the watch on his wrist. I thought I was going without my dad, but Im with him.Before the game, Steve Zucker said he would go to his fathers grave and leave him a Cubs hat and T-shirt -- if the Cubs won.My dad died playing cards, listening to the game on a little transistor radio, so I may bring that, too, Zucker said.Pitcher Jon Lester said after the game Saturday that Cubs fans have been unbelievable all season.[The fans] have done nothing but support us from Day 1. ... Words cant really describe where Im at right now, Lester said.Cubs All-Star third baseman Kris Bryant said the chants of M-V-P gave him chills, adding that you never play for those awards, but for these people to chant that, its unbelievable.After the game, Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks said?this win and trip to the World Series was for the fans.I hope they enjoy this. They have been waiting a long time, Hendricks said. Best fans in the baseball, most dedicated fans, and they deserve a lot more of these.Even the fan who watched the game from the infamous Steve Bartman seat -- named for the beleaguered fan who deflected a foul ball in the 2003 NLCS, which spurred a Miami Marlins rally in that series -- understood the historic nature of the evening.Im thrilled. I love the Cubs. I love the city, the fan said. So my wife and I got an 8-month-old baby, so this is pretty special, pretty special time for all of us.The Cubs will face the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 on Tuesday, with the World Series returning to Wrigley Field for Game 3 on Friday.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '
LAS VEGAS -- TCU coach Jamie Dixon has so much versatility with his group this season, he may have several different starting lineups. Replica Nike Air Max 1 .That flexibility is paying off as sophomore reserve guard Alex Robinson scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Horned Frogs to a 93-80 victory over Washington in the Global Sports Classic on Saturday night at UNLVs Thomas & Mack Center.We have guys we dont think of as bench, but more guys, said Dixon whose team outscored Washingtons reserves 48-18. Depth is a strength. I didnt anticipate it when I took the job. Were having fun. (The players) have bought in. They committed and theyve sacrificed.Karviar Shepherd added 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting both from the field and free-throw line for TCU (6-0), which shot 53 percent from the field and never trailed. Vladimir Brodziansky contributed 12 points, Kenrich Williams had 11 and Jaylen Fisher 10 for the Horned Frogs.This is the first of two consecutive games between the teams that are from different Power 5 conferences. They play Wednesday at TCU.Its a blessing to be playing this well early in the season and to be part of this, Robinson said. We have full confidence in ourselves. We feel we come out and beat anybody. Our coach gives confidence. We just rally behind him with our energy.Washingtons Markelle Fultz finished with 27 points, but fouled out with seven minutes left. Fultz, who is averaging 23 points per game, went 8 of 13 from the field and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line.He was on his way to 40, said Washington coach Lorenzo Romar, who was coaching his 650th career game. He got going. When he gets going, hes something.Noah Dickerson and David Crisp had 14 points apiece for Washington (4-2).In the second half, Washington cut the lead to 39-35, and later to 54-52, before the Horned Frogs put it away with a 19-6 run.TCUS FAST STARTThe Horned Frogs started the game with a 19-4 run spanning the first seven and a half minutes of the game.I dont think there is any question we came out flat and they came out with great energy, Romar said. Thats a bad combination for the team that comes out flat. We got down and we should have been down.TCU expanded the lead to 26-10, its largest margin, with 8:06 until halftime. Then, the Huskies defense started forcing turnovers and trimmed the TCU lead to 35-31 before the Horned Frogs scored the last four points of the half. Faultz ended with 16 points before intermission.FREE THROWSTCU from the line went 26 of 33 (79 percent). However, three of those misses were on one trip by Robinson, who failed on all his attempts with 13:23 left after being fouled on a 3-point attempt from the left corner. Robinson finished 4 of 6 from the foul line.(After) coach said, `find your target, Robinson said. It got me going. We really rally behind our coaches.The Huskies from the line finished 19 of 23 (82 percent).UP NEXTBoth teams play each other again on Wednesday at TCU. This will be the second game of a home-and-home series from 2015-16 season. The Huskies won the previous affair in December a year ago in Seattle, 92-67. Cheap Nike Air Max 1 . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Nike Air Max 1 .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. https://www.cheapairmax1store.com/ . During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula. CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs fans have waited 71 years to celebrate a return to the World Series.Overjoyed fans streamed out of Wrigley Field on Saturday night after the Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series to earn their first trip to the World Series since 1945.?A majority of the crowd celebrated the victory peacefully. Many took selfies in front of the stadium and hugged one another.?Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says it was a very safe and enjoyable celebration Saturday night.He says officers made only six misdemeanor arrests in a crowd they estimated at 30,000. Arrestees were cited for unlawful sale of tickets, obstructing traffic, disorderly conduct and other misdemeanors.Some also broke out in song, while others shook up beer bottles and sprayed the crowd. Police officers, including about a dozen cops on horseback, kept a close eye on the crowd. And some officers were seen giving high-fives to fans as they walked by.Dorothy Farrell, a 90-year-old season-ticket holder?was beaming with jubilation in a front-row seat.Fox Sports interviewed Farrell after the Cubs won Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Saturday night in Chicago. She says shes not worried about the Cleveland Indians, who the Cubs will face Tuesday in Game 1.As Farrell put it, I just wished wish my brothers were alive to see this ... They loved the Cubs. And my father did too. But theyre all dead now. This old ladys still living.When asked how she would celebrate the win, she said: Ill probably have a Jagermeister.Cubs fan Brian Dusza, who was at Wrigley for Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, never thought hed see the team win the National League pennant.I never thought Id see it, Dusza, 49, said after attending Saturdays game. I cant even describe what Im feeling.Ed Koenig of Darien, Illinois, was among the few thousand fans who stayed in their seats an hour after the game ended.His eyes welled up as he talked about his father, who died inn May. Nike Air Max 1 Store. He never got to see this, Koenig said. I havent been to a game this season without him, and when my friend won a lottery for these tickets, I thought how am I going to go without my dad?But his friend convinced him to go. I have his watch on, Koenig said, showing off the watch on his wrist. I thought I was going without my dad, but Im with him.Before the game, Steve Zucker said he would go to his fathers grave and leave him a Cubs hat and T-shirt -- if the Cubs won.My dad died playing cards, listening to the game on a little transistor radio, so I may bring that, too, Zucker said.Pitcher Jon Lester said after the game Saturday that Cubs fans have been unbelievable all season.[The fans] have done nothing but support us from Day 1. ... Words cant really describe where Im at right now, Lester said.Cubs All-Star third baseman Kris Bryant said the chants of M-V-P gave him chills, adding that you never play for those awards, but for these people to chant that, its unbelievable.After the game, Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks said?this win and trip to the World Series was for the fans.I hope they enjoy this. They have been waiting a long time, Hendricks said. Best fans in the baseball, most dedicated fans, and they deserve a lot more of these.Even the fan who watched the game from the infamous Steve Bartman seat -- named for the beleaguered fan who deflected a foul ball in the 2003 NLCS, which spurred a Miami Marlins rally in that series -- understood the historic nature of the evening.Im thrilled. I love the Cubs. I love the city, the fan said. So my wife and I got an 8-month-old baby, so this is pretty special, pretty special time for all of us.The Cubs will face the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 on Tuesday, with the World Series returning to Wrigley Field for Game 3 on Friday.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '
