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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Matt Van Scyoc scored 14 points and made 4 of 5 3-pointers, the Sycamores shot 15 of 22 from beyond the arc (68 percent) and Indiana State rolled over Division II member Missouri-Saint Louis 96-55 in Saturday nights home opener.Brenton Scott scored 14 and had four steals, Donovan Franklin scored 13 points off the bench and made 5 of 5 free throws and Brandon Murphy scored 11 points.Van Scyoc drained a 3-pointer 52 seconds into the game and the Sycamores never trailed and never looked back. Van Scyoc scored 11 points in the first half and the Sycamores shot 57 percent from the floor and led 50-22 at halftime.Van Syoc opened the second half with another 3 and Indiana State cruised. All 14 Sycamores who played scored at least a field goal.Dre Holmes led the Rivermen with 11 points and Joseph English added 10. . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. The Northern Irishman arrived at the course on Wednesday hoping to start, but after hitting a few balls on the practice putting green Clarke advised officials he was not fit to play. . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. SEATTLE -- Edwin Diaz will take over as the Seattle Mariners closer just two months removed from Double-A, replacing struggling Steve Cishek.Manager Scott Servais announced the decision prior to a game Tuesday night against the Red Sox. Cishek blew a three-run lead Sunday in a loss to the Cubs then allowed a tiebreaking homer to Mookie Betts in the ninth inning of a loss against Boston on Monday night.Diaz was promoted from Jackson on June 4 and has a 1.80 ERA in 24 appearances. The 22-year-old right-hander has struck out 49 and walked seven over 25 innings and held opponents scoreless in 20 of his appearances.I like to pitch under pressure. I feel more confident when its a close game, he said. I dont know why but I feel really, really good.Diaz has thrown 8 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings.I will do the same job I do in the seventh or eighth, get three outs and try to win the games, he said.Servais told Diaz and Ciishek of the switch after Mondays 2-1 loss.ddddddddddddHe looks like hes ready to go, Servais said of Diaz.Servais said other relievers, including Cishek, may still be called on to close out games. Right now, though, Diaz is the go-to arm in save situclub AS Roma. ' ' '
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