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LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Caleb Homesley scored 22 points and Ryan Kemrite 21 to lead Liberty to a 70-55 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Wednesday.Homesley was 9-of-16 shooting with three 3-pointers with his point total matching a career high for the sophomore. Kemrite, a junior, made a career-best seven 3-pointers on 10 attempts.Liberty (3-2) made 14 of 26 3-point attempts, the second straight game the Flames made 14 following an 84-77 victory over UMass Lowell on Monday.The Delta Devils (0-6), who are beginning their season with 14 consecutive games on the road until their home opener Jan. 7, got a career-high 26 points and five steals from senior Rashaan Surles, who was 10-of-16 shooting. Darrell Riley added 14 points.Kemrite hit a 3-pointer in the opening seconds of the second half to put the Flames ahead by 11 points and MVSU didnt get closer than nine thereafter. . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. . Once again, DeLaet finished tied for second at a PGA Tour stop on the weekend, this time at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The pride of Weyburn, Sask. . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. . 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. Brad Fittler medal winner Josh Jackson has put his hand up to take over from the retiring Paul Gallen as the NSW State of Origin captain next year.After he was voted by his peers as this years best Blues player, Jackson has welcomed the possibility of leading them down the tunnel against Queensland next season.Of course, Id absolutely love to do it, Jackson told AAP.But theres a number of other guys there that are more than capable of doing it as well.The fact that there is so many guys there, will make it easier for the person who does get the nod.Jackson is firmly entrenched in the Blues back row after starting all three games on the right edge this season.He has now played six Origin games in a row since his debut in 2015.With Gallen departing and veteran hooker Robbie Farah without a club for next season, NSW coach Laurie Daley is likely to shake up his leadership group.But theres a lot of leaders at their club here already, so hopefully we can create a good culture moving forward. And a successful one too, Jacckson said.ddddddddddddThe Canterbury star also backed under-fire coach Des Hasler to remain at the NRL club despite falling short of an elusive premiership in his fifth-straight post-season appearance at Belmore.The Bulldogs have made two grand finals under his tenure, but were blasted out of this years finals by Penrith in week one.They lost their final four games of the year.I cant see anyone else that could come in and do a better job than Des. Hes the ultimate professional. Hes got the respect of all the players and staff at the club, Jackson said.The Bulldogs second-rower also defended the teams game plan, saying that their forwards-based style of play had provided the plenty of success in recent years.The last six weeks is more individual errors for us more than the structural side of things. Weve had success over the last few years from that structure and the game plan, he said. ' ' '
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