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SljctteiUouics ftcqistcr Saturday, November 29, 2008 I state edition Spir BOB BROWN MERLE HAY RD. NFL 2C I COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3C-4C SPORTS ROUNDUP 6C WEATHER 6C DesMoinesRegister.comsportS fl. TV LISTINGS 2C I f(5 Register columnist Sean Keeler reflects on the life and career of Stevie Hicks at DesMoinesRegister.com. Staff and Wire Reports Former Iowa State football player Stevie Hicks died Friday after being found under a freeway bridge near downtown Omaha, Neb. Hicks, 25, was found on Interstate 480, under the bridges that form the 1-480 and North Freeway interchange, police said.

He was found at about 8:30 a.m. Former Iowa State running back Stevie Hicks, who played from 2003-2006, was found dead under an Omaha bridge on Friday. ran for 1,169 yards in 2001. Haywood was a member of the NFLs Dallas Cowboys in 2003 when he died of what the medical examiner determined was a mix of alcohol, codeine, an unknown sedative and asthma. Dexter Green, third on Iowa State's all-time rushing list, succumbed to cancer in 2003.

seasons including 1,062 yards in 2004. "It's just something that you're shocked when you hear about it," said Bret Meyer, Iowa State's quarterback from 2004-07. "Stevie was such an important part of our family around here." The last rusher at Iowa State before Hicks was Ennis Haywood, who v. -j-' The cause of death was not immediately known and police did not initially release other details. Hicks led the Cyclones in rushing in each of his four DOUG WELLSREGIS iTCR FILE PHOTO College Football: Nebraska 40, Colorado 31 Drake Men's Basketball Today: vs.

Vanderbilt in Cancun, Mexico (7:30 p.m.) Bulldogs' point guard tries to make his mark last spring. "At first it was kind of daunting, but it's a new year and that's a spot we had to fill. "I'm just trying to make i the best of it." The season tipped off three weeks ago, with much of the attention focused on new Drake coach Mark Phelps. Stanley, meanwhile, By ANDREW LOGUE aloguedmreg.com Cancun, Mexico The asphalt basketball courts of south Dallas became Craig Stanley's proving ground. "I call it his coming out party," Elton Stanley said, referring to his son's performance in a three-on-three tournament in 2002.

"That's when he became a man." The younger Stanley was an eighth-grader when he shed his label as a suburban-raised softy. This weekend, the 5-foot-11 Drake junior will compete in the Cancun Challenge, where he hopes to escape the shadow of former Bulldogs point guard Adam Emmenecker. "Everybody loved him," Stanley said of Emmenecker, who was named the Missouri Valley Conference's player of the year Stanley wants to step out of the shadows for Drake. -tm I II emerged as a floor leader for the Bulldogs (2-1), who face Vanderbilt (2-1) today at 7:30 p.m. "Craig is continuing to come along, continuing to improve," Phelps said.

"His confidence is growing game by game." Stanley shares Emme-DRAKE, PAGE 4C DAVE WEAVERASSOCIATED PRESS Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh glances back at Colorado's Daniel Sanders on his way to an interception return for a touchdown that sealed the Comhuskers' 40-31 Big 12 Conference victory Friday in Lincoln, Neb. eorasKas Go online for more coverage of Big Four Men's Basketball fy Iowa's game against West Virginia in the Las lUrfJ Vegas Invitational on Friday night was still in progress when this edition of The Register went to press. Read about the Hawkeyes' contest as well as Northern Iowa's game against No. 15 Marquette at DesMoinesRegister.comSports Buffs dck snuff 1 Iowa forward Jarryd Cole and 1 1 nawivcyes arc tf oft to a 5-0 start this season. HARRY BAUMERT THE REGISTER I Hawkeyes going bowling, but where? Iowa will play in a bowl game, most likely to be announced Dec.

7. Here are some possibilities: If Oregon State wins today against Oregon: BCS: Penn State CAPITAL ONE BOWL: Ohio State OUTBACK, ALAMO AND CHAMPS SPORTS BOWLS: Michigan State, Iowa and Northwestern If Oregon State loses today against Oregon: BCS: Penn State and Ohio State CAPITAL ONE: Michigan State OUTBACK BOWL: Iowa or Northwestern ALAMO BOWL: Iowa or Northwestern Randy Peterson Henery's school-record 57-yard field goal, Suh's interception seal win. By ERIC OLSON Associated Press Lincoln, Neb. Alex Hen-ery kicked a school-record 57-yard field goal with 1: 43 left and defensive end Ndamukong Suh returned a tipped pass 30 yards for a touchdown seconds later, giving Nebraska a 40-31 victory over Colorado on Friday. Henery's third field goal of the game allowed the Comhuskers to take the lead in a game the 18-point underdog Buffaloes made closer than expected.

Suh snuffed the Buffs' last hope. Fellow defensive end Zach Potter deflected Cody Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops i Pressure is on Sooners to deliver Oklahoma is the one with all the pressure entering today's game at Oklahoma State. Rival Texas, which sits just ahead of Oklahoma in the coveted second spot in the BCS standings, already took care of business with a 49-9 rout of Texas that was the most lopsided win in that in-state rivalry in 110 years. The Sooners could use some style points, which is exactly what they got in a 65-21 rout of previous No. 2 Texas Tech last week.

us? I I BOB BROWN CHEVROLET 2009 Impala Sedan Panthers raised dough for home games OVER 100 IMPALAS TO CHOOSE FROM! 29MPG HWY 4 i '-ma was $24,215 AS LOW AS 5f 1 "BS (P round playoff game at the UNI-Dome. "The message has been loud and clear from the NCAA that financial considerations are in the forefront of everybody's mind right now," Dannen said. "We wanted to make sure we did everything we were comfortable doing to ensure we had the potential for home field for any round of the playoffs." Dannen said minimum bids to the NCAA for home playoff games are $30,000, $40,000 and $50,000 in ascending order from the first round to the semifinals, and Northern Iowa more than doubled those minimums in a quest to secure as many Dome games as possible. "You don't know if you're going to be in (a seeded) situation or not," Dannen said. "Last year (when the UNI, PAGE 5C By ROB GRAY robgraydmreg.com While Northern Iowa surged to eight straight wins and a No.

3 seed for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, the school's athletic director, Troy Dannen, and other officials were busy crunching numbers. At issue: How much could they afford to bid for home playoff games? Dannen, in his first year UNI Football Today: vs. Maine (4 p.m.) at the post, decided along with other officials to raise the bar in the bidding process, which must be complete with three weeks remaining in the regular season and postseason possibilities still in flux. The Panthers (10-2) play host to Maine (8-4) in today's 4:05 p.m. first- BOB BRpWNJJ 72 rnontte at 6 9 wlti 10 down pits tax.

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