AP All-America teams: : Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis became a three-time Associated Press All-American, joining Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, the Heisman Trophy winner, and wide receiver Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech on the first team. For the complete list of AP All-Americans, see For The Record on Page 7.
BCS title game: : College football live in 3-D is coming soon to movie theaters. Burbank, Calif.-based 3ality Digital said it won the contract to shoot the Jan. 8 Bowl Championship Series national title game between Florida and Oklahoma in 3-D. It will be broadcast live in 3-D to 80 to 100 movie theaters in about 30 U.S. cities. Tickets are expected to cost $18 to $22. The closest theater to Baltimore scheduled to show the game in 3-D is the Marquee-South Point in Fredericksburg, Va.
Oklahoma: : Running back DeMarco Murray will have surgery to repair a hamstring injury and miss the BCS national championship game. Murray is the team's second-leading rusher with 1,002 yards.
Florida: : Newly hired Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen decided he will stay with the Gators as offensive coordinator through the national championship game.
Buffalo: : Coach Turner Gill is staying put for at least another season and won't consider interviewing for other jobs after receiving a one-year contract extension and raise. The new deal runs through 2013. In his third season, Gill led the Bulls (8-5) to the Mid-American Conference title.
Et cetera: : Meineke Bowl officials said more than 73,000 tickets have been sold for the Dec. 27 game between North Carolina and West Virginia for the bowl's third sellout in seven seasons at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. ... Michigan defensive coordinator Scott Shafer resigned. ... South Carolina safety Emanuel Cook was declared academically ineligible for the Outback Bowl against Iowa.
No. 8 Duke women top No. 3 Stanford, 56-52
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Karima Christmas scored 10 of her career-high 14 points in the second half and chased down a critical rebound to lead No. 8 Duke past No. 3 Stanford, 56-52, in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils (7-1) ended a six-game winning streak for the Cardinal (7-2).
Other Top 25 women: : Danielle Wilson had 23 points as No. 7 Baylor (10-1) won, 73-27, over visiting Texas-Pan American (5-5). ... Shavonte Zellous scored 26 points and No. 16 Pittsburgh (8-1) rolled, 98-41, over visiting Wagner (3-5). ... Jantel Lavender scored 29 points to lift No. 18 Ohio State (9-2) to a 68-35 home victory over Delaware State (2-6). ... Andrea Riley had a season-low 14 points, but No. 22 Oklahoma State (5-2) still won, 58-48, at home over Oral Roberts (5-5).
