Romo, Austin lead Boys past Raiders The Who make for a super halftime
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The Associated Press - Published: November 27, 2009
ARLINGTON, Texas — Miles Austin couldn't stop smiling, soaking up the cheers as he stared at himself on the giant video screens over the field. Then Tony Romo really soaked him, splashing a cup of water in his face.
All part of the fun for the Dallas Cowboys in their Thanksgiving rout of the Oakland Raiders.
Romo snapped the Cowboys from their offensive slumber by leading them to a season-high 494 yards, with Austin delivering 145 yards and a touchdown, sending the Cowboys to a 24-7 victory over the Raiders on Thursday.
By winning for the sixth time in seven games, Dallas (8-3) is guaranteed of going into the final month of the season atop the NFC East.
Now comes the real challenge: Staying there. The Cowboys are 5-10 in games after Thanksgiving since Romo became the starting quarterback in 2006.
Oakland (3-8) and its new starting quarterback, Bruce Gradkowski, were coming off a victory over division-leading Cincinnati just a few days before, but couldn't even cross midfield in the first half. Their lone highlight was their top draft pick Darrius Heyward-Bey catching his first touchdown pass of his career.
NEW YORK — The Who will perform at halftime of the Super Bowl this season.
The NFL announced during Thursday's game between the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys that the longtime rock band known for classic hits such as "Pinball Wizard" and "Baba O'Riley" will play Feb. 7 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami.
Driven by singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend, the band's two remaining original members, The Who gained fame in the mid-1960s and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Recent halftime acts at the Super Bowl have included Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince and the Rolling Stones.
The Super Bowl halftime show is sponsored by Bridgestone.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
West Virginia 85,
Long Beach State 62
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Casey Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points and No. 8 West Virginia routed Long Beach State 85-62 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic.
The Mountaineers (3-0) led the entire game in the first meeting ever between the two schools.
Greg Plater and Stephan Gilling each had 14 points for Long Beach State (3-2), which was trying for its first win against a ranked team since 1994.
West Virginia forward Da'Sean Butler, who had nine points in the first half, finished with 13.
No. 15 Michigan 83, Creighton 76, OT
ORLANDO, Fla. — Manny Harris had 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead Michigan over Creighton at the Old Spice Classic.
Harris had a three-point play and added a dunk as Michigan went up 76-73 with three minutes left in the extra session. He picked up an assist on Zack Novak's 3-pointer that made it 79-73.
Creighton trailed 74-73 at the two-minute mark of overtime on Antoine Young's basket.
After Harris made two free throws with 5.7 seconds left to put Michigan up 69-67, Young forced overtime on a last-second layup.
Laval Lucas-Perry scored 18 and DeShawn Sims added 16 for Michigan (3-0).
Creighton (2-2) got 21 points from Justin Carter, while Darryl Ashford had 16.
Texas A&M 69,
No. 19 Clemson 60
ANAHEIM, Calif. — B.J. Holmes scored 20 points to help Texas A&M upset Clemson in the first round of the 76 Classic.
David Loubeau added 12 points and nine rebounds and Bryan Davis had 10 points for the Aggies (4-0), who will face No. 8 West Virginia in a semifinal game on Friday.
Trevor Booker scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half for Clemson (4-1).
Texas A&M led by as many as 17 early in the second half before Clemson pulled to 58-56 when Tanner Smith made two free throws with 5:14 remaining. Smith finished with 14 points.
A free throw and then Holmes' 3-pointer gave the Aggies some breathing room and Clemson could never recover.
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