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Nat’l Sports Headlines: Sat., 11/29/14

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November 29th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 32 points in his first game back from a broken right hand, and the Thunder steamrolled the Knicks 105-78. Westbrook was injured in the second game of the season and hadn’t played since. He returned in grand fashion, making 12 of 17 shots, including 3 of 4 3-pointers, and adding eight assists and seven rebounds in just 23 minutes.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)— The Arizona Wildcats will play No. 3 Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship game on Dec. 5 at Levi’s Stadium in the Bay Area. Nick Wilson ran for 178 yards and three touchdowns and No. 12 Arizona claimed the Pac-12 South title by holding off 13th-ranked Arizona State 42-35.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is going to the SEC championship for the second straight year. Marcus Murphy scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 12-yard run with 4:38 left and Markus Golden recovered a fumble to seal No. 17 Missouri’s 21-14 victory over Arkansas.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck will step down after coaching today’s season finale against Nevada. The Rebels are 2-10 this year and 15-48 in five seasons under Hauck, including 11-27 in the Mountain West Conference.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ray Rice countdown is on. After an arbitrator vacated his indefinite suspension for punching his fiancee, now his wife and the NFL ruled the free agent running back could play upon signing with any team, jockeying between Rice’s agent and NFL teams got under way.